The measure barred trans women and girls of all ages from participating in female sports teams at public schools in the state, from primary school through college.
A federal appeals court on Thursday refused to allow Idaho to enforce a first-in-the-nation ban on transgender women and girls from participating in female sports leagues, saying the measure likely was unconstitutional.to LGBTQ rights advocates by upholding an injunction blocking Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, the first of many such laws to be enacted by Republican-led states.
The Idaho measure, which Republican Gov. Brad Little signed into law in March 2020, bars transgender women and girls of all ages from participating in female sports teams at public schools in the state, from primary school through college. “When our laws ignore biological reality and allow males to compete in women’s sports, women are harmed and denied athletic opportunities,” ADF attorney Christiana Kiefer said in a statement.
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