QtrendsSupreme Court upholds state bans on trans athletes in girls' sports
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states may ban transgender women and girls from competing on female school sports teams. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the majority opinion, saying states may maintain women's and girls' sports for biological females. The decision is a major victory for conservative-led states that have enacted such restrictions. The ruling affects school and college athletic programs across the country.
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