Topic: sports bans

LGBTQ+ rights advocates rally outside the US Supreme Court as justices hear arguments in challenges to state bans on transgender athletes in women's sports on January 13, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Oliver Contreras / AFP via Getty Images)

Trans families reel after SCOTUS ruling

Tatyana Tandanpolie
A protester supporting transgender athletes competing in women's sports holds a transgender pride flag outside the Supreme Court on January 13, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Trans rights cases test American freedom

Tatyana Tandanpolie