The U.S.Supreme Court just moved us much closer to leveling the playing field.In a decision that defends justice and biological reality, the court upheld laws in West Virginia v.
B.P.J.and Idaho (Little v.
Hecox) that preserve fairness and safety for female athletes by keeping men out of women’s sports.The ruling effectively upholds the laws of 27 states; now the other 23 states need to act.By affirming the clear meaning of the law and common sense, the Supreme Court’s decision also affirmed state governments’ ability to recognize the inherent biological differences between men and women.
In doing so, the justices have thrown legal cold water on years of cultural and political pressure to deny that reality—efforts that have led thousands of girls and young women like us into senseless defeat, discouragement, and, for some, even physical danger.SUPREME COURT MAKES RULING ON TRANS ATHLETES IN WOMEN'S SPORTSWe didn’t compete to win "participation" trophies.And we didn’t train to lose before we even stepped up to the starting line.
So we’re deeply grateful that now, by supporting states’ legal authority to keep men out of women’s sports, the court has reasserted decades-long efforts to promote women’s athletics as separate from men’s sports.The court validated fair competition rather than an increasingly destructive laboratory for social experimentation.Most Americans will appreciate this.
They know men can’t become women.They know differences between the sexes run deep and can’t be erased with drugs and surgeries that do terrible damage to those who undergo them.
As Justice Clarence Thomas explained in his concurring opinion today, "Men and boys with gender dysphoria are not women or girls, even if they believe that they are."The impact of this forcible "fairness" has done damage to countless girls and women nationwide: damaging their chances for greater athletic and, through scholarships, academic success; discarding years of hard work,...