US supreme court hearing trans athletes cases that could erode key protections
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- The US Supreme Court has begun hearing oral arguments in two cases challenging Republican-backed state laws in Idaho and West Virginia that ban trans girls from participating in girls' sports teams, with potential broad implications for trans and LGBTQ+ civil rights.
- In Little v. Hecox, Lindsay Hecox, a trans college student, initially sued to overturn Idaho's 2020 law banning trans women and girls from women's sports but has since sought dismissal, while the Supreme Court continues to hear the case; Idaho argues the law is based on biological sex differences relevant to sports performance.
- In West Virginia v. BPJ, 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson challenges a 2021 state law banning her from track; a federal court blocked the ban
