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April 17, 2024

Federal Court Blocks WV Transgender Sports Ban; Supreme Court Lets Idaho Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Now
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In a major win for LGBTQ rights advocates, a federal appeals court has
blocked West Virginia's measure banning transgender children and youth
from participating in public school and college sports. The ruling
stemmed from a case involving 13-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson, a trans
athlete who's been challenging West Virginia's ban since 2021.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court is allowing Idaho to enforce its ban
on gender-affirming care for transgender youth while lawsuits over the
measure are heard in lower courts. Under the law, physicians in Idaho
face up to 10 years in prison for providing hormones, puberty blockers
or other gender-affirming care to trans children under the age of 18.


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