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Jack,



Politicians definitely don’t belong in student locker rooms. But right now,
extreme legislation to keep trans kids out of sports is in front of the Supreme
Court, and their rulings could do more than just unfairly keep trans athletes
from competition.



The Supreme Court is expected to issue rulings on two cases related to trans
athletes in the coming months: Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J.
These cases just add to the efforts by the Trump administration and extreme
politicians across the country to eliminate the civil rights protections that
protect ALL students from sex-based harassment and discrimination.



If the Supreme Court rules in favor of these extreme bans, it will allow
policies that subject ALL women and girls to intrusive scrutiny of their
bodies. Women and girl athletes who don’t conform to rigid gender stereotypes,
or who are strong, tall, or fast, would be especially vulnerable to invasive
investigation and testing to “prove” their gender.



Add your name: ALL kids deserve the opportunity to play, compete and belong.
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Arbitrary and categorical bans on transgender, nonbinary, and intersex
people’s participation in sports don’t create more opportunities for girls and
women. They also don’t address the real gender inequities in sports. In
reality, all these policies accomplish is inviting gender policing, medical
surveillance, and harassment of any girl who does not fit someone else’s rigid
and archaic view of femininity.



The Trump administration continues to advocate for policies that demonize
trans girls and women under the guise of “protecting” women and girls. But we
know that couldn’t be further from the truth. Women and girls already face
actual, massive barriers to playing sports to begin with - these bans are yet
another way conservatives want to push women and trans folks out of public
life, while ignoring policies that actually help women and girls.



Policies that police women and girls’ femininity are the real threat to women
and girls’ sports. Kids deserve to play the sports they love without fear of
exclusion or discrimination.



Join the fight with us to create a world where all kids are able to play,
compete, and belong.
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