Riley Gaines Says Fight Over Trans Athletes In Girls Sports Isn't Over After SCOTUS Ruling
The ruling affects at least 25 states and could expand bans on transgender athletes nationwide, according to court filings and advocates.
- On Tuesday, June 30, the Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that state-level bans on transgender girls in school sports do not violate Title IX, with a 6-3 majority finding no Equal Protection Clause violation.
- The decision arrives as Tennessee's "Riley Gaines Women's Safety and Protection Act" takes effect, requiring schools and sex-segregated facilities to base access on biological sex rather than gender identity.
- Former swimmer Riley Gaines celebrated the ruling as a "major victory," though she noted it does not reach the 23 states that currently allow transgender women to compete in women's sports.
- Rep. Sarah McBride , the first openly trans member of the House, lamented the decision denies trans youth key life experiences, while the Tennessee Equality Project expressed "profound disappointment."
- Writing for the majority, Justice Brett Kavanaugh noted that transgender students' "desire to compete warrants respect," though critics argued the opinion contradicts the ruling's impact, which legislates children "out of the gym.
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