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Statement on: Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Anti-Transgender Sports Bans
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June 30, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: vochoa@eracoalition.org
Washington DC - Today's Supreme Court ruling upholding anti-transgender sports bans in West Virginia and Idaho is a painful setback for transgender student athletes and a reminder of how fragile equality remains under current law.
The Court claimed that Title IX's protection against sex discrimination doesn't extend to transgender students in this context, leaving them without federal recourse. It left open how anti-trans discrimination claims should be treated outside of sports — meaning broader protections remain uncertain and vulnerable.
This ruling continues a troubling pattern. Time and again, the rights of transgender people, LGBTQ+ people, and other communities historically left out of full legal protection have proven fragile when they rest on statutes that courts can narrow or reinterpret, rather than on firm constitutional guarantees.
The Equal Rights Amendment was designed to address this kind of vulnerability. Equality should not depend on who sits on the bench or how a particular law is read in a given case. It should be guaranteed in the Constitution itself, for every person, regardless of sex.
The ERA Coalition stands with transgender student athletes, their families, and all young people who deserve to learn and compete free from discrimination. We remain committed to the full recognition of the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment, so that equality is not left to interpretation, but secured as a permanent constitutional right.
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