DOJ Defends Idaho s Ban on Transgender Athletes From Competing in Women s Sports
The Justice Department (DOJ) has defended an Idaho law that bars biological males from competing in all-women sports, arguing that the U.S. Constitution allows the state to recognize the physiological differences between the biological sexes in sports.
Idaho in March became the first state to sign a law Fairness in Women s Sports Act (Fairness Act) that prevents biological males from participating in women s sports that are affiliated with the state s public school and higher education systems. The law, which goes into effect in July, effectively bans transgender girls and women from competing in women s sports and has drawn criticism from LGBT and civil rights advocacy groups.
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