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A federal appeals court has overturned a West Virginia law that limits transgender athletes to playing only in categories that match their gender at birth, with the court claiming the law violates federal Title IX rules.
“The defendants cannot expect that will countermand her social transition, her medical treatment, and all the work she has done with her schools, teachers, and coaches for nearly half her life by introducing herself to teammates, coaches, and even opponents as a boy,” Heytens said in the opinion with which Obama appointed Judge Pamela A. Harris agreed.
“This is a tremendous victory for our client, transgender West Virginians, and the freedom of all youth to play as who they are,”However, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey vowed to keep fighting to implement the law. Lee University student-athlete Macy Petty speaks during an event celebrating the House of Representatives passing The Protection Of Women And Girls In Sports Act outside the U.S. Capitol on April 20, 2023, in Washington, DC.
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