Transgender Women in Sports
State Bans on Transgender Athlete Participation
Public debate over the participation of transgender women in women’s sports has proliferated in recent years, raising questions of fairness in contexts ranging from the Olympics to elementary school sports teams. School districts and athletics associations typically regulate who can participate in their sports leagues, and many have implemented policies that allow students to participate on teams that align with their gender identity at some levels of competition. In the past few years, however, many states have passed laws preventing transgender women and girls from participating in women’s interscholastic sports. These laws, which often state their purpose as protecting women’s…
