"When Becky Pepper-Jackson started middle school, she wanted to join her school's track and field team. Like many girls her age, she was excited to make new friends and cultivate a passion for a sport. But unlike the other girls on her school's track and field team, Pepper-Jackson is trans. And because she lives in West Virginia, a state which has banned transgender girls from participating in public school sports, Pepper-Jackson was excluded from what for her classmates is a normal childhood experience."
"Pepper-Jackson sued, and her case is now before the conservative-majority Supreme Court - which, after oral arguments Tuesday, appears likely to uphold similar laws throughout the country. "The states have attempted to justify these things in terms of some sort of alleged sex-based athletic advantage," says Karen L. Loewy of the LGBTQ+ legal advocacy organization Lambda Legal. "It's really about whether the court is going to uphold trans people's equal opportunity in all aspects of public life.""
"The conservative-majority Supreme Court signaled Tuesday it will rule to uphold state laws in Idaho and West Virginia that ban transgender girls from participating in school sports. Two transgender girls - one in Idaho, the other in West Virginia - wanted to be part of their school's track teams, but state laws prevented them from participating. Soon after taking office, President Trump signed an executive order to direct federal agencies to withdraw funding from schools that allow transgender youth to compete in women's sports."
Becky Pepper-Jackson, a transgender girl in West Virginia, was excluded from her middle school's track and field team because state law bans transgender girls from participating in public school sports. Pepper-Jackson sued, and her case is before the conservative-majority Supreme Court, which appears likely to uphold similar laws nationwide after oral arguments. Two transgender girls, one in Idaho and one in West Virginia, sought to join their schools' track teams but were barred by state laws. Karen L. Loewy of Lambda Legal says states justify these bans by alleging sex-based athletic advantage and frames the issue as whether the Court will uphold trans people's equal opportunity in public life. President Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to withdraw funding from schools that allow transgender youth to compete in women's sports.
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