Please agree to our privacy policy to enable news listening. (Central News Agency, Washington, 30th, Comprehensive Foreign News Report) The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today to allow states to ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s campus sports, giving conservatives a major victory in one of the most fierce culture wars in the United States. Agence France-Presse reported that the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling will allow more than 20 Republican-controlled states including Idaho and West Virginia to implement rules requiring students to compete in public schools and college sports teams based on their sex at birth, rather than their gender identity. The cases were brought by transgender students who argued that the ban violated the equal protection rights of the U.S. Constitution and violated Title IX, a federal civil rights law that prohibits sex discrimination in education. Supporters of the laws say they are necessary to ensure fair competition and protect athletic opportunities for women and girls; opponents say they specifically exclude and discriminate against disadvantaged minority groups of students. Republican President Donald Trump, whose administration has imposed strict restrictions on transgender rights, supported the Republican states that implemented the ban in the lawsuit. Trump has posted a message on his social media platform “Truth Social”, praising the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling as a “major victory” and saying that the Supreme Court has eliminated “that ridiculous situation.” (Compiled by: Chen Zhengjian) 1150630 Support the Central News Agency’s choice to stand with the facts. Every donation you make is a small amount of support to protect press freedom. Download the Central News Agency’s “First-hand News” APP to get the latest news in real time. The text, pictures and audio and video of this website may not be reproduced, publicly broadcast or publicly transmitted and used without authorization.
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