“Transgender women should be allowed to compete in female sports.”

Both of the sports world's biggest rule-makers have moved against this idea in 2026. In March, the International Olympic Committee announced it will bar transgender women from female events starting with the 2028 Los Angeles Games. On June 30, the Supreme Court ruled 6–3 that states may limit girls' and women's school teams to athletes assigned female at birth. Supporters of restrictions say they protect fairness and safety for female athletes. Opponents say blanket bans exclude transgender athletes from the benefits of team sports and invite invasive policing of who counts as a woman. The ruling leaves states free to choose either approach, so the debate is far from settled.

Joshua Block (senior counsel, ACLU LGBTQ & HIV Rights Project, agrees with the statement): called the ruling "heartbreaking for our clients and transgender girls like them who've asked for nothing more than the same opportunities afforded to their peers." He argues that letting transgender women and girls play doesn't take anything away from other women and girls. Jim Campbell (chief legal counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom, disagrees): "The Supreme Court's decision today affirms that states may enact common-sense laws protecting fairness, safety and equal opportunities for women and girls." He argues that allowing transgender women in female sports costs girls roster spots, titles, and opportunities. Justice Brett Kavanaugh (wrote the Supreme Court majority opinion, middle ground): wrote that "The Constitution and Title IX do not require an overhaul of women's and girls' sports throughout America," while adding that transgender athletes deserve "respect" and should not be "ostracized or vilified." The ruling lets states decide rather than imposing one national answer.