"Becky Pepper-Jackson, a 15-year-old West Virginia girl whose story we told in Part 1, brought one of the cases. Becky is a transgender girl with absolutely no sex-based physiological advantages over other girls in sports, because Becky has taken medications for years to prevent her from undergoing any aspect of typical male puberty and that have enabled her instead to experience typical female hormonal puberty."
"A 2023 study commissioned by the Olympic Committee found that trans women like Lindsay, who underwent endogenous male puberty and are now on testosterone suppression and estrogen, may actually be at a disadvantage in key areas because, as Lindsay's attorney explained at oral argument, they may have "a larger frame but not ... the muscle and the testosterone to drive it.""
Two Supreme Court cases address whether transgender girls and women can participate in school sports. Becky Pepper-Jackson is a 15-year-old West Virginia transgender girl who began her case at age 11 and has used medications to prevent male puberty, resulting in typical female hormonal puberty and no sex-based physiological advantages. Lindsay Hecox is a 25-year-old Idaho transgender woman treated with testosterone suppression and estrogen, producing circulating testosterone levels typical of cisgender women. A 2023 Olympic Committee study suggests some trans women who underwent male puberty may be disadvantaged in key areas. Lower courts have permitted both to compete.
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