A 12-year-old trans student in West Virginia has won the right to remain on her track and field team after the Supreme Court refused to impose an injunction on a lower court ruling, which blocked a state law banning trans athletes from competing.
“We are grateful that the Supreme Court today acknowledged that there was no emergency and that Becky should be allowed to continue to participate with her teammates on her middle school track team, which she has been doing without incident for three going on four seasons,”
, adding that Morrisey’s attempt to lift the injunction was “a baseless and cruel effort to keep Becky from where she belongs — playing alongside her peers as a teammate and as a friend.”Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented with the action , with the latter justice writing in an opinion that the Court will be “required to address [the issue] in the near future.” The language of that opinion — referencing a person’s “genes or physiological or anatomical characteristics” — left little doubt about how he would rule in future cases.. At least two of these bans are under federal injunctions similar to the one in West Virginia.voted earlier this week to override Gov.
that the state legislature had passed last month. The new law is especially dangerous and invasive, LGBTQ advocates have noted, as comments made by the Republican author of the legislation indicate that it could allow “genital inspections” of student athletes to ensure they are not trans. Trans sports bans and other anti-trans bills are “organized attack[s] on queer rights with the ultimate goal of elimination,” legislative researcher and advocate for trans rights Allison Chapman said last month.is widely read among people with lower incomes and among young people who are mired in debt. Our site is read at public libraries, among people without internet access of their own.
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