Supreme Court to hear arguments on trans athlete bans in women's sports
Maine State Rep. Laurel Libby joins Fox & Friends First to discuss upcoming Supreme Court cases challenging bans on transgender athletes in women's sports.
The Washington Post published an opinion piece supporting women’s sports ahead of a Supreme Court hearing on transgender athletes' participation in school sports.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J. cases, which both address the constitutional rights of states to bar biological males from competing in women's sports.
Days before the high-profile hearing, The Washington Post editorial board wrote that "neither science nor the American public" is on the side of transgender athletes and that a decision could finally put the debate to rest.
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The Washington Post editorial board said that public opinion and science were against allowing biological males in female sports. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
"The Supreme Court has the chance this week to save women’s sports, allowing states to restore a level playing field for girls by excluding biological men and thereby correcting one of the worst excesses of America’s cultural revolution," the editorial board wrote Sunday.
The Washington Post denounced efforts by people to "disbelieve their lying eyes" on facts surrounding biological males' physical advantages over women, saying that their efforts failed both in policy and politics.
"It’s a policy failure because activist groups pushed for policies that were far outside the mainstream," The Washington Post argued. "About 7 in 10 U.S. adults believe athletic participation should be determined by biological sex, not gender identity. It’s a political failure because those groups never really tried to make a compelling case for their agenda. Instead, they attacked those who disagreed as transphobic and sought to shut down debate. Is there evidence that males are better athletes than females? Yes, scads."
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Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J., cases involving laws restricting transgender athletes, are headed to the Supreme Court. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
The publication also warned that broad transgender inclusion in women's sports could effectively end female athlete participation entirely, rolling back decades of progress made by the feminist movement.
"Rather than unlawful discrimination on the basis of sex, the laws being challenged are reasonable concessions to immutable reality," the Post concluded.
Director of Independent Women's Law Center, May Mailman, expressed surprise at The Washington Post's stance, claiming it would have been "unthinkable" until recently. However, she added that the Post's stance is largely catching up with "the side of reality."
"I don’t actually think this article reflects a shift in public opinion — the public was always on the side of reality. It reflects the defeat of the elites. The elites, like university professors and liberal lawyers, forced this lie down our throats, they’ve been called out for it, and now they are pretending like they’re discovering reality anew," Mailman told Fox News Digital.
The Supreme Court will hear the cases on Tuesday. (istock)
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Nearly 30 states currently have laws preventing transgender athletes from taking part in female sports at public schools and college. It remains unclear when the Supreme Court will issue decisions in Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J.
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