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Yesterday, SCOTUS heard nearly four hours of arguments in Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J., cases that could shape the future of trans women and girls in school sports.
Check out The Advocate's breakdown and 7 key takeaways: https://www.advocate.com/news/trans-athletes-scotus-takeaways
Check out The Advocate's breakdown and 7 key takeaways: https://www.advocate.com/news/trans-athletes-scotus-takeaways
7 takeaways from Supreme Court arguments about bans on trans women and girls in sports
Here's what went down at the Supreme Court as the justices decide on two anti-trans state sports laws.
www.advocate.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Yesterday, SCOTUS heard nearly four hours of arguments in Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J., cases that could shape the future of trans women and girls in school sports.
Check out The Advocate's breakdown and 7 key takeaways: https://www.advocate.com/news/trans-athletes-scotus-takeaways
Check out The Advocate's breakdown and 7 key takeaways: https://www.advocate.com/news/trans-athletes-scotus-takeaways
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There are many terms to refer to a person’s sex: sex, birth sex, natal sex — and more contentiously, assigned sex at birth and biological sex.
Here's our expanded guidance for journalists interested in reporting accurately about trans and intersex people:
www.transjournalists.org/why-biologic...
Here's our expanded guidance for journalists interested in reporting accurately about trans and intersex people:
www.transjournalists.org/why-biologic...
Why “biological sex” may not mean what you think
There are a lot of terms to refer to a person’s sex: sex, birth sex, natal sex — and more contentiously, assigned sex at birth and biological sex.
The nuances and differences aren’t always important....
www.transjournalists.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:51 PM
There are many terms to refer to a person’s sex: sex, birth sex, natal sex — and more contentiously, assigned sex at birth and biological sex.
Here's our expanded guidance for journalists interested in reporting accurately about trans and intersex people:
www.transjournalists.org/why-biologic...
Here's our expanded guidance for journalists interested in reporting accurately about trans and intersex people:
www.transjournalists.org/why-biologic...
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Sports are for EVERYONE.
As the Supreme Court heard arguments in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox, we joined @aclu.org, @lambdalegal.org, and other partners to send a clear message: Trans kids deserve the freedom to be, to play, and to belong.
As the Supreme Court heard arguments in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox, we joined @aclu.org, @lambdalegal.org, and other partners to send a clear message: Trans kids deserve the freedom to be, to play, and to belong.
January 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Sports are for EVERYONE.
As the Supreme Court heard arguments in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox, we joined @aclu.org, @lambdalegal.org, and other partners to send a clear message: Trans kids deserve the freedom to be, to play, and to belong.
As the Supreme Court heard arguments in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox, we joined @aclu.org, @lambdalegal.org, and other partners to send a clear message: Trans kids deserve the freedom to be, to play, and to belong.
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I appreciate your journalism, Imara! Grateful for you sitting on uncomfortable seats just to hear the lawyers and justices spout their willful ignorance about existing as a trans person, even a trans teen just wanting to be a kid.
January 13, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I appreciate your journalism, Imara! Grateful for you sitting on uncomfortable seats just to hear the lawyers and justices spout their willful ignorance about existing as a trans person, even a trans teen just wanting to be a kid.
As oral arguments wrapped in Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J., @imarajones.bsky.social shares what she heard inside the courtroom, including several alarming arguments from attorneys opposing the cases.
January 13, 2026 at 9:19 PM
As oral arguments wrapped in Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J., @imarajones.bsky.social shares what she heard inside the courtroom, including several alarming arguments from attorneys opposing the cases.
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"We have to keep coming to these very steps, to this very building, to argue that nobody gets to decide who belongs." - Mariah Moore of Transgender Law Center
Just before the oral arguments, @imarajones.bsky.social is joined outside by Mariah Moore of Transgender Law Center, one of the organizers of the rally outside the Supreme Court. As this is the 2nd time in a year, Mariah shares her thoughts on the continuing discussion of trans rights in the US
January 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM
"We have to keep coming to these very steps, to this very building, to argue that nobody gets to decide who belongs." - Mariah Moore of Transgender Law Center
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Today is a watershed moment for women’s sports. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments relating to how Title IX will be enforced going forward.
Title IX was created to expand, not exclude. It ensured that everyone could participate, and promised to protect opportunity, access and dignity for all. 👇🏻
Title IX was created to expand, not exclude. It ensured that everyone could participate, and promised to protect opportunity, access and dignity for all. 👇🏻
January 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Today is a watershed moment for women’s sports. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments relating to how Title IX will be enforced going forward.
Title IX was created to expand, not exclude. It ensured that everyone could participate, and promised to protect opportunity, access and dignity for all. 👇🏻
Title IX was created to expand, not exclude. It ensured that everyone could participate, and promised to protect opportunity, access and dignity for all. 👇🏻
Just before the oral arguments, @imarajones.bsky.social is joined outside by Mariah Moore of Transgender Law Center, one of the organizers of the rally outside the Supreme Court. As this is the 2nd time in a year, Mariah shares her thoughts on the continuing discussion of trans rights in the US
January 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Just before the oral arguments, @imarajones.bsky.social is joined outside by Mariah Moore of Transgender Law Center, one of the organizers of the rally outside the Supreme Court. As this is the 2nd time in a year, Mariah shares her thoughts on the continuing discussion of trans rights in the US
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Sports are for EVERYONE — including trans youth.
The greatest athletes of all time agree.
The greatest athletes of all time agree.
January 13, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Sports are for EVERYONE — including trans youth.
The greatest athletes of all time agree.
The greatest athletes of all time agree.
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Journalists covering transgender participation in sports should include facts and context in their coverage, seek transgender voices, challenge rhetoric and those spreading it for facts, and include opponents' history of targeting LGBTQ people:
glaad.org/fact-sheet-f...
glaad.org/fact-sheet-f...
Fact Sheet: Transgender Participation in Sports | GLAAD
Updated July 17, 2025 Similar to misleading narratives about bathrooms and other single-sex spaces, propagating inflammatory scenarios about transgender women and girls participating in sports has bec...
glaad.org
January 13, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Journalists covering transgender participation in sports should include facts and context in their coverage, seek transgender voices, challenge rhetoric and those spreading it for facts, and include opponents' history of targeting LGBTQ people:
glaad.org/fact-sheet-f...
glaad.org/fact-sheet-f...
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Here are my thoughts as I get ready to hear oral arguments before the Supreme Court on anti-trans sports bans in the cases of Little v. West Virginia v. B.P.J.
January 13, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Here are my thoughts as I get ready to hear oral arguments before the Supreme Court on anti-trans sports bans in the cases of Little v. West Virginia v. B.P.J.
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"If bans on trans youth athletes are upheld, more girls could face ‘invasive sex testing’ and trans people could broadly lose civil rights protections" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
How the US supreme court case on trans athletes could unravel LGBTQ+ rights
If bans on trans youth athletes are upheld, more girls could face ‘invasive sex testing’ and trans people could broadly lose civil rights protections
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:12 PM
"If bans on trans youth athletes are upheld, more girls could face ‘invasive sex testing’ and trans people could broadly lose civil rights protections" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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If the 14th Amendment’s “equal protection clause” is not upheld for trans people, it could mark the start of its overall weakening for everyone.
January 13, 2026 at 12:57 PM
If the 14th Amendment’s “equal protection clause” is not upheld for trans people, it could mark the start of its overall weakening for everyone.
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Both states will argue today that non-discrimination laws and the Constitution give them the legal right to discriminate.
If arguments about the Constitutional importance of “biological sex” succeed, then it could pave the way for a future of broad gender-based discrimination.
If arguments about the Constitutional importance of “biological sex” succeed, then it could pave the way for a future of broad gender-based discrimination.
January 13, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Both states will argue today that non-discrimination laws and the Constitution give them the legal right to discriminate.
If arguments about the Constitutional importance of “biological sex” succeed, then it could pave the way for a future of broad gender-based discrimination.
If arguments about the Constitutional importance of “biological sex” succeed, then it could pave the way for a future of broad gender-based discrimination.
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Manufactured pseudoscience such as from the American College of Pediatricians about the supposed advantages of trans women athletes will be presented as fact today.
January 13, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Manufactured pseudoscience such as from the American College of Pediatricians about the supposed advantages of trans women athletes will be presented as fact today.
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Anti-LGBTQ groups like Alliance Defending Freedom and lawmakers like Ehardt chose sports to split Democratic-leaning voters after extensive poll testing.
January 13, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Anti-LGBTQ groups like Alliance Defending Freedom and lawmakers like Ehardt chose sports to split Democratic-leaning voters after extensive poll testing.
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I spoke to Barbara Ehardt the author of the first-ever, anti-trans sports bill which is at the heart of the Idaho case ,who told me that the goal was to get this issue before the SCOTUS.
January 13, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I spoke to Barbara Ehardt the author of the first-ever, anti-trans sports bill which is at the heart of the Idaho case ,who told me that the goal was to get this issue before the SCOTUS.
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The NCAA says that out of 500,000 collegiate athletes “less than 10” are trans and when Utah passed its 2022 trans sports ban, there was only 1 trans high school athlete in the state.
January 13, 2026 at 12:55 PM
The NCAA says that out of 500,000 collegiate athletes “less than 10” are trans and when Utah passed its 2022 trans sports ban, there was only 1 trans high school athlete in the state.
As I get ready to cover oral arguments at the Supreme Court over trans rights for the second time in almost a year here’s what stands out to me.
The debate over trans people in sports to be heard in the Hecox v Little and West Virginia vs BPJ cases is a solution in search of a problem.
The debate over trans people in sports to be heard in the Hecox v Little and West Virginia vs BPJ cases is a solution in search of a problem.
It's Not Really About Sports
Podcast Episode · The Anti-Trans Hate Machine: A Plot Against Equality · S1 E1 · 39m
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January 13, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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This morning, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for two cases about trans student athletes. A4TE is proud to have submitted an amicus brief in these cases. The brief urges the justices to protect trans youth equally under the constitution.
Read more here: transequality.org/resources/eq...
Read more here: transequality.org/resources/eq...
Equality for All: Anti-Trans Discrimination and the Supreme Court | A4TE
Fairness should mean that everyone gets a chance to play.
transequality.org
January 13, 2026 at 1:10 PM
This morning, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for two cases about trans student athletes. A4TE is proud to have submitted an amicus brief in these cases. The brief urges the justices to protect trans youth equally under the constitution.
Read more here: transequality.org/resources/eq...
Read more here: transequality.org/resources/eq...
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🧵 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Today, the Supreme Court will hear TWO CASES on trans rights: West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox.
Both cases deal with the freedom of trans students to be, to play, and to belong.
Both cases deal with the freedom of trans students to be, to play, and to belong.
January 13, 2026 at 2:01 PM
🧵 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Today, the Supreme Court will hear TWO CASES on trans rights: West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox.
Both cases deal with the freedom of trans students to be, to play, and to belong.
Both cases deal with the freedom of trans students to be, to play, and to belong.
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The Supreme Court Is Set to Hear Cases on Trans Athlete Bans Today, Here's What to Know
www.them.us/story/suprem...
www.them.us/story/suprem...
The Supreme Court Is Set to Hear Cases on Trans Athlete Bans, Here's What to Know
The ramifications of these cases could reach far beyond sports.
www.them.us
January 13, 2026 at 2:15 PM
The Supreme Court Is Set to Hear Cases on Trans Athlete Bans Today, Here's What to Know
www.them.us/story/suprem...
www.them.us/story/suprem...
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Scientific study on trans athletes is scant and those pushing for bans depend heavily on the public assumption that trans women have identical athletic bodies as cis men. But the few studies we do have refute this assumption. www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
This study on trans women's athletic disadvantages ought to change the debate
Few anti-LGBTQ policies have taken off as quickly as those banning trans women and girls from women’s and girls’ sports.
www.ms.now
January 13, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Scientific study on trans athletes is scant and those pushing for bans depend heavily on the public assumption that trans women have identical athletic bodies as cis men. But the few studies we do have refute this assumption. www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
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Here are some pieces for your consideration:
-The first piece I wrote that ever went "viral", a 2016 personal essay about growing up a closeted trans athlete: the-cauldron.com/being-trans-...
-The first piece I wrote that ever went "viral", a 2016 personal essay about growing up a closeted trans athlete: the-cauldron.com/being-trans-...
Being Trans In The Paradox Of Sports
With more inclusive policies, trans people won’t ever have to make the painful choice between athletic pursuits, and living their truth.
the-cauldron.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Here are some pieces for your consideration:
-The first piece I wrote that ever went "viral", a 2016 personal essay about growing up a closeted trans athlete: the-cauldron.com/being-trans-...
-The first piece I wrote that ever went "viral", a 2016 personal essay about growing up a closeted trans athlete: the-cauldron.com/being-trans-...
Oral arguments in West Virginia v. B.P.J. are expected to begin around 10:00 AM EST today. Listen live here: www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...
Live Oral Argument Audio
Live Oral Argument Audio
www.supremecourt.gov
January 13, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Oral arguments in West Virginia v. B.P.J. are expected to begin around 10:00 AM EST today. Listen live here: www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...