Supreme Court Rules on Transgender Rights in Sports

The Supreme Court upholds state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams. Bernie Bennett has more. VERBATIM: The court’s conservative majority has repeatedly ruled against transgender Americans in the past year. It rules Tuesday that state bans in Idaho and West Virginia don’t violate the Constitution or the federal law known as Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in education. More than two dozen other Republican-led states have adopted bans on female transgender athletes. Left unresolved by the outcome are lawsuits challenging state laws and regulations in Connecticut, California and elsewhere that permit transgender athletes to compete consistent with their gender identity. Bernie Bennett, Washington. Brought to you by www.srnnews.com