U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said a Supreme Court decision upholding state laws barring transgender athletes from women’s sports preserves Title IX protections.
Based on a release from U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham.
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox, according to the office of Sen. Lindsey Graham.
In a combined ruling, the Court upheld state laws prohibiting biological males from competing on women’s sports teams under Title IX and the equal protection clause, according to Graham’s office.
“I am pleased that the Court’s opinion preserves the plain meaning of Title IX, allowing dozens of states, including South Carolina, to protect safety, privacy, and fairness in women’s sports,” Graham said. “Today the Supreme Court, in upholding state laws protecting women’s sports, has affirmed basic principles of biology and fairness.”
Graham said female athletes fought for decades for equal athletic opportunities, culminating in the passage of Title IX, but said the law had come under attack in recent years.
“As a result, countless women and girls have lost out on trophies and been forced to play under unsafe conditions,” Graham said. “Today’s ruling is not only a victory for female athletes but for common sense and justice.”
