IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. # For trans student-athletes, the Supreme Court’s ruling is just the latest blow. Amid a drumbeat of state and federal policies restricting transgender rights, the court’s decision left some trans athletes and their advocates angry and afraid. Twenty-seven states have enacted measures prohibiting trans athletes from playing school sports on teams that align with their gender identities.Chelsea Stahl / NBC News; Getty Images. Add NBC News to Google. It was about 90 degrees Tuesday in Plymouth, New Hampshire, and Parker Tirrell, 17, was on her way out the door to go swimming with a friend when her mom broke the news: The Supreme Court had upheld a West Virginia law banning transgender athletes from competing on girls’ and women’s sports teams. We are getting your experience ready.
