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Transgender people finding it hard to win at US Supreme Court

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court permitted state laws in West Virginia and Idaho banning transgender student athletes from female sports teams, rejecting claims the bans violated the 14th Amendment or Title IX.
State officials argued the laws preserve fair and safe competition for women and girls, designating sports teams according to "biological sex" and barring "students of the male sex" from female teams.
Rutgers Law School professor Katie Eyer said the "court has clearly shifted directions on LGBTQ rights," while legal experts told Reuters the ruling represents a setback for transgender people fighting increasing restrictions.
Thirty years after a landmark 1996 Constitution-based ruling struck down a discriminatory Colorado measure, the tide has turned; that earlier decision expanded LGBTQ rights, contrasting sharply with the current outcome.
"In numerous rulings over the course of the last several terms, they have made clear that they sympathize far more with those who wish to discriminate against LGBTQ people, than they do with LGBTQ people themselves," said Eyer.

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Transgender people finding it hard to win at US Supreme Court

Legal experts said the ruling, represented another setback for transgender people fighting a growing array of state and federal restrictions targeting them — and for gay rights more generally.

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