Trans youth athletes vow to keep playing after US supreme court sports ruling
Justices upheld laws in West Virginia and Idaho, boosting similar restrictions in 25 other states Transgender youth athletes have vowed to keep playing sports and fighting for equal access to teams after the US supreme court ruled in favor of laws banning their participation. The court’s conservative supermajority on Tuesday upheld laws in West Virginia and Idaho prohibiting trans girls from participating in women’s teams, finding the laws were constitutional. Continue reading...
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AB Hernandez, a transgender athlete, competed in three qualifying events at the CIF state track championship in Clovis, California on 30 May 2026. Photograph: Los Angeles Times/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenAB Hernandez, a transgender athlete, competed in three qualifying events at the CIF state track championship in Clovis, California on 30 May 2026. Photograph: Los Angeles Times/Getty ImagesLGBTQ+ rightsTrans youth athletes vow to keep playing after US supreme court sports rulingJustices upheld laws in West Virginia and Idaho, boosting similar restrictions in 25 other statesSam Levin in Los Angeles and Lex McMenamin in New YorkTue 30 Jun 2026 16.24 EDTLast modified on Tue 30 Jun 2026 16.25 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleTransgender youth athletes have vowed to keep playing…
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