Supreme Court rules against transgender females in cases involving school athletics

Backed by evangelicals, most states have banned trans females from female sports

Image of transgender flag adapted from photo by Mike Newbry; licensed by Unsplash.

In a pair of cases watched closely by conservative Christian activists, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that Idaho and West Virginia acted constitutionally by enacting bans on transgender females¹ in female sports.

The 6-3 ruling was decided on both constitutional grounds…