The Supreme Court will hear trans sports ban cases, which could spell doom...

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The Supreme Court will hear trans sports ban cases, which could spell doom for trans rights

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/07/the-supreme-court-will-hear-trans-sports-ban-cases-which-could-spell-doom-for-trans-rights/

Faefyx Collington (8 July 2025)

The Supreme Court just announced that it would hear two cases related to trans women participating in sports. This will likely lead to the Court declaring whether or not it is constitutional to ban trans people from sports. If the Court rules that state or federal level restrictions on trans people playing sports in school can stand, it paves the way for the introduction of policies that will create an era of "separate but equal" segregation.

Since anti-trans sports bans started to be pushed through, we've seen a decline in support for trans people in sports, and that's naturally going to lead to a worse public opinion of us overall.

Banning trans people from participating in sports on the team of their correct gender is a way of excluding them from a major part of society, and we know that such efforts won't stop there. The Court's Skrmetti ruling last month already gave us a good idea of which way the Court will rule on this. If they declare that trans women can be excluded from women's sports, the bigotry won't be hidden behind questions around healthcare or "think of the children" pearl clutching; it will be a statement that trans women are not legally considered to be women, a political move to back the discriminatory executive order from January.