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Should states be allowed to bar transgender athletes from female sports categories?

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As of 2025, more than 25 states had enacted laws restricting transgender athletes from competing on sports teams matching their gender identity, according to the Movement Advancement Project.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear cases from West Virginia and Idaho challenging state laws that bar transgender girls and women from female school sports teams.

Supporters of the laws argue they preserve competitive fairness and safety in female athletics based on physiological differences tied to male puberty.

Opponents argue the laws violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination in federally funded education programs.

In June 2025, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in United States v. Skrmetti to uphold a Tennessee law restricting certain gender-transition medical treatments for minors.

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Should states be allowed to bar transgender athletes from female sports categories?
A look at the laws, court cases and competing arguments shaping the debate over transgender participation in women's and girls' sports.
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Should states be allowed to bar transgender athletes from female sports categories?
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Yes — states should be permitted to restrict female categories to athletes assigned female at birth0%
Yes — but only at the high school and college level, not in youth recreational leagues0%
No — eligibility should be set by individual sports bodies, not state law0%
No — such laws violate equal protection and federal anti-discrimination statutes0%
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Virginia
55% Yes
Your state
Florida
51% No
leans opposite
Pennsylvania
53% Yes
close split
Michigan
57% Yes
strongest shift
Texas
54% No
disagrees
Georgia
50% Yes
nearly tied
Northeast
58% Yes
South
47% Yes
Midwest
54% Yes
West
61% Yes
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Yes — states should be permitted to restrict female categories to athletes assigned female at birth0%
Yes — but only at the high school and college level, not in youth recreational leagues0%
No — eligibility should be set by individual sports bodies, not state law0%
No — such laws violate equal protection and federal anti-discrimination statutes0%