The Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 in favor of West Virginia and Idaho, allowing states to maintain women’s sports for biological females. American Olympic runner Nikki Hiltz, who identifies as transgender nonbinary, expressed disappointment with the ruling.
Supreme Court Decision
The high court upheld state laws requiring student-athletes to compete on sports teams that correspond with their biological sex at birth rather than their gender identity. Hiltz, who has always competed in women’s races, stated that the ruling was not surprising but still disappointing.
Hiltz added that the goal is to show that trans people can be in sports and be affirmed in their gender. The Supreme Court opinion, written by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, stated that states may determine eligibility for women’s and girls’ sports based on biological sex.
The ruling has empowered more than half of the states in the U.S. to enforce the protection of women’s sports without fear of a legal challenge. However, 23 states, including California, New York, and Massachusetts, do not have such laws, and some have laws to protect trans athletes in girls’ sports.
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