"The US supreme court is considering the rights of transgender youth athletes on Tuesday in a major hearing on state laws banning trans girls from girls sports teams. Oral arguments center on two cases of trans students who sued over the Republican-backed laws in Idaho and West Virginia prohibiting them from participating in girls athletic programs. The cases could have far-reaching implications for civil rights, with a ruling against the athletes potentially eroding a range of protections for trans youth and LGBTQ+ people more broadly."
"In West Virginia v BPJ, 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson challenged the state's 2021 law banning her from track. A federal court blocked the ban, but the state appealed to the supreme court. In the second case, Little v Hecox, Lindsay Hecox, a trans college student pursuing track, sued to overturn Idaho's first-in-the-nation 2020 law categorically banning trans women and girls from women's sports teams."
Two Supreme Court cases challenge Republican-backed state laws that ban transgender girls from participating on girls' sports teams, one from West Virginia involving 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson and one from Idaho involving Lindsay Hecox. Federal courts blocked or allowed appeals in those cases, and the Court heard oral arguments on whether such bans violate the Equal Protection Clause. Twenty-seven states now restrict trans youth access to school sports. Supporters claim the bans preserve fairness and safety in women's sports. Opponents argue the laws are discriminatory, target a tiny population, lack evidence of harm to cis girls, and could erode broader LGBTQ+ protections.
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