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Melania Trump Claims to 'Fully Support' LGBTQ+ Community While Applauding SCOTUS Trans Athlete Ban

Melania Trump says she 'fully' backs LGBTQ+ rights while praising a US Supreme Court ruling upholding state bans on trans girls in school sports, deepening America's culture clash.

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'No Men in Women's Sports': What Supreme Court Ruling Means for Transgender Athletes Across the US

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to uphold state bans on transgender athletes in women's sports, affecting laws in West Virginia and Idaho and potentially influencing legislation in other states.

International Business Times UK

Supreme Court rules against trans girls participating in single-sex sports, but leaves open larger questions of trans rights

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 30, 2026, that West Virginia and Idaho did not violate the Constitution by preventing transgender students from joining female sports teams, and that states can restrict who participates on women’s and girls sports teams based on a student’s sex assigned at birth.

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Trump Calls It a 'Big Win' After US Supreme Court Trans Athlete Ruling — Political Divide Deepens Over School Sports Access

The US Supreme Court upheld state bans on transgender girls in school sports, affecting policies nationwide. President Trump praised the decision, highlighting its cultural and political significance.

International Business Times UK

Trans youth athletes vow to keep playing after US supreme court ruling

Justices upheld laws in West Virginia and Idaho, boosting similar restrictions in 25 other states

The Guardian - US

US Supreme Court upholds transgender sports bans

WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court cleared ‌the way on Tuesday for states to impose restrictions on transgender student athletes, upholding laws in Idahoand West Virginia banning them from female sports teams — a contentious issue enmeshed in the nation’s culture wars.

Bangkok Post

US Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams

The US Supreme Court has affirmed state laws preventing transgender girls and women from participating in school sports, a decision impacting over two dozen Republican-led states. This ruling, which found no violation of the Constitution or Title IX, marks another setback for transgender rights. The court's conservative majority's stance contrasts…

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Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams

The Supreme Court is upholding state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people

The Independent UK

US supreme court rules states can exclude trans athletes from female sports

Justices overturn judgments in favor of trans students who were barred from competing in West Virginia and Idaho

The Guardian - US

Transgender athlete focuses on what may be her last track season as Supreme Court ruling looms

A West Virginia transgender girl who competes on her high school girls' track team says she's focused on having fun with her friends

The Independent UK

‘They’re here to antagonize us’: trans advocates say hostility at rallies is up as supreme court hears key case

As high court considers trans kids’ participation in school sports, tensions run high between opposing protest groups

The Guardian - US

Brett Kavanaugh Is Rightly Skeptical of a Nationwide Ruling on Trans Athletes

State lawmakers should be more skeptical of overly broad laws, too.

Reason

Supreme court appears sympathetic towards state bans for transgender athletes in school sports – as it happened

Court’s conservative majority signaled it was leaning towards agreeing with legality of Idaho and West Virginia laws, which would be major blow to LGBTQ+ rights

The Guardian - US

US supreme court appears poised to uphold laws banning trans athletes

A ruling against two athletes in West Virginia and Idaho could have far-reaching implications for civil rights

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Supreme Court takes up culture war battle over transgender athletes in school sports

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams

The Guardian - US

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

The Independent UK

Transgender teen athlete in a Supreme Court fight knows the upcoming sports season could be her last

Becky Pepper-Jackson is a 15-year-old in West Virginia who knows the upcoming sports season could be her last

The Conversation

Transgender policies struggle to balance fairness with inclusion in women’s college sports

With two executive orders related to school sports, President Donald Trump recently tried to settle the growing legal conflict over the right of transgender students to participate in school sports.

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The Independent UK

Supreme Court takes blockbuster case on trans student athletes

Attorneys for trans teen who challenged state-level bans say she ‘just wants to play sports with her friends and peers’

The Guardian - US

US supreme court to weigh transgender student sports bans in key rights case

Justices will hear Idaho and West Virginia appeals on laws barring trans girls from female public school teams

The Independent UK

West Virginia, Idaho asking Supreme Court to review rulings allowing transgender athletes to compete

West Virginia and Idaho are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review rulings that blocked the enforcement of state laws prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in sports

The Guardian - US

US supreme court won’t hear case over bathrooms for transgender students

Appeal from Indiana school hoped court would not require allowing trans students to use bathrooms of their choosing

The Independent UK

More states expect schools to keep trans girls off girls teams as K-12 classes resume

Children are heading back to classes and fall sports practices, and four more states are expecting their K-12 schools to keep transgender girls off their girls sports teams

Salon

Anti-trans folks contradict themselves

How do we know the trans hysteria is a moral panic? Because conservatives can't keep track of their own nonsense

Bangkok Post

US Supreme Court lets trans girl stay on track team

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court has let a 12-year-old transgender girl continue competing on her middle school track team, acting for the first time on a wave of new state restrictions on athletic participation.

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