{"id":5039,"date":"2023-01-06T14:34:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T14:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/west-virginia-bans-transgender-athletes-in-school-sports-is-constitutional-npr\/"},"modified":"2023-01-06T14:34:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T14:34:50","slug":"west-virginia-bans-transgender-athletes-in-school-sports-is-constitutional-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/west-virginia-bans-transgender-athletes-in-school-sports-is-constitutional-npr\/","title":{"rendered":"West Virginia Bans Transgender Athletes in School Sports Is Constitutional : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"

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CHARLESTON, Va. \u2014 A federal judge ruled Thursday that West Virginia’s ban on transgender athletes from girls’ school sports is constitutional and remains in effect.<\/p>\n

“I recognize that being transgender is natural and not a choice,” U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Goodwin wrote in the ruling. \u201cBut gender is also natural and dictates physical characteristics associated with sport.\u201d<\/p>\n

The American Civil Liberties Union and its West Virginia chapter have filed a lawsuit in 2021 on behalf of an 11-year-old transgender girl who wanted to compete in a Harrison County Middle School cross-country race. The lawsuit named state and county boards of education and their superintendents as defendants.<\/p>\n

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West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrissey praised Thursday’s decision.<\/p>\n

“This is not just about simple biology, it’s about fairness in women’s sport, plain and simple,” the attorney general said. \u201cThe opportunities for girls and women on the field are precious and we must protect their future.\u201d<\/p>\n

West Virginia’s ACLU said it is reviewing a decision with joint counsel to determine its next steps. This ban applies not only to colleges, but also to middle and high schools.<\/p>\n