In 2020, Idaho passed House Bill 500, the first ban on trans girls’ and women’s participation in women’s athletics to be enacted nationwide. The arrival of these cases at the Supreme Court comes amid a cultural and political battle over trans rights. Over the past five years, trans women’s participation in sports has become the topic of heated debate among Republicans nationwide. Currently, 27 states have laws barring trans women and girls from playing on women’s sports teams. AdvertisementAnti-trans sports laws embolden harassment not just towards trans women and girls but also cis women, O’Hara said.

Source: Huffington Post January 11, 2026 21:02 UTC