The athletes, coaches, legislators and authorities who have chosen a side in the SCOTUS women’s sports battle.

As the U.S. Supreme Court rules on two cases centered on the issue of biological males in women’s sports, hundreds of prominent sports and political figures have publicly taken sides.

At least 77 amicus briefs have been filed for the upcoming judicial review, some in support of the trans athlete plaintiffs and others in support of those accused of “saving women’s sports.” Famous athletes, coaches, U.S. lawmakers and other state and federal government officials have signed those writings, declaring their allegiance in the historic legal battle.

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Here’s a breakdown of who’s on which side:

Athletes, coaches and sports officials support those accused of “saving women’s sports”

• Martina Navratilova, 59-time Grand Slam champion tennis player
• Donna de Varona, Olympic gold medalist swimmer and world record holder
• Summer Sanders, Olympic gold medalist swimmer
• Riley Gaines, 12-time NCAA All-American swimmer and SEC record holder
• Reka Gyorgy, Olympic swimmer and 2-time ACC champion
• Lauren Miller, professional golfer
• Hannah Arensman, professional cyclocross cyclist and national champion
• Laura Wilkinson, Olympic gold medalist and world diving champion
• Pamela Behrens Golding, Olympic athlete
• Jill Sterkel, Olympic swimmer and former head swimming coach at the University of Texas
• Nancy Hogshead, Olympic gold medalist swimmer
• Lacey John, Olympic silver medalist and NCAA Woman of the Year
• Connie Paraskevin, speed skater and Olympic track cyclist
• Mary T. Plant, Olympic gold medalist swimmer and world record holder
• Sippy Woodhead, Olympic swimmer and world record holder
• Inga Thompson, Olympic cyclist
• Jacqueline Zoch, Olympic rowing medalist
• Lynn Silliman Reed, Olympic bronze medalist rower
• Kelly Rickon Mitchell, Olympic rower (1980 and 1984)
• Marshi Smith, NCAA champion swimmer and co-founder of ICONS
• Carol Brown, three-time Olympic rower and bronze medalist
• Mary I. O’Connor, Olympic rower and orthopedic surgeon
• Patricia Spratlen Etem, Olympic rower and public health executive
• Valerie McClain, Olympic rower and world championship medalist
• Jan Palchikoff, Olympic rower and sports administrator
• Jennifer Sey, US national champion gymnast and former president of global brand Levi Strauss
• Lauren Bondly, engineer and US national champion triathlete
• Janel Jorgensen McArdle, Olympic silver medalist swimmer
• Barry Switzer, Super Bowl-winning NFL head coach
• Gregg Troy, US Olympic Swimming Head Coach
• Frank Busch, five-time Olympic swimming coach and former director of the US national swimming team.
• Dennis Pursley, five-time Olympic swimming coach and Hall of Famer
• Jack Bauerle, Division I college swimming coach and lifetime achievement award winner
• Kris Korzeniowski, Olympic rowing coach
• Peter Mallory, three-time US Olympic women’s rowing coach
• Nikola Vajda, World Rowing (FISA) official and founder of the Crystal Lake Rowing Club
• Vincent J. Ventura, US National Team Rowing Coach and Olympic Silver Medal Coach
• Jim Livengood, former Division I athletic director (Arizona State, Washington State, UNLV)
• Lisa Larsen Rainsberger, Boston Marathon champion and high school track coach
• Kerri Walsh-Jennings, three-time Olympic gold medalist beach volleyball player
• Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, Olympic gold medalist ice hockey forward
• Monique Lamoureux-Morando, Olympic gold medalist ice hockey forward
• Rhi Jeffrey, Olympic gold medalist swimmer
• Alison Townley, former associate executive director of the Women’s Sports Foundation
• Diane Vreugdenhil, Olympic rower
• Catrina Allen, world professional disc golf champion
• Diana Anglin-Miller, NCAA champion cheerleader and gym owner
• Allison Arensman, professional cyclist
• Sarah Powers Barnhard, professional volleyball player and coach
• Cindy Bater, US National Team rowing athlete and coach
• Lauren Belden, high school track and cross-country athlete
• Marianne Bosco, competitive fencing athlete
• Bonnie Brandon, six-time All-American swimmer at the University of Arizona
• Mariah Burton Nelson, former professional basketball player
• Monika Burzynska, NCAA swimmer from the University of Pennsylvania
• Paula A. Cabot, former director of research at the Women’s Sports Foundation and rugby player
• Cissy Cochran, elite swimmer and coach
• Scott Cochran, Strength and Conditioning Coach (College and Professional Athletics)
• Madisan Debos, NCAA track athlete
• Jade Dickens, American weightlifting athlete
• Sonni Dyer, Division I Collegiate Triathlon Head Coach and Olympic Alumni Coach
• Evie Edwards, competitive cyclist and mother of a youth athlete
• Stephanie Elkins, Olympic swimmer
• Wendy Enderle, competitive athlete
• Kelly Funderburk, Olympic artistic gymnast
• Tom Funderburk, NCAA champion golfer
• Dianna (DeeDee) Fussner, professional masters disc golf athlete
• Lori Garrison, NCAA softball athlete
• Shawna Glazier, competitive cyclist and triathlete
• Meredith Gordon Remigino, former NCAA Division I track and cross country athlete at Yale
• Annie Grevers, US national team swimmer
• Angie Griffin, competitive athlete
• Jan Harville, Olympic rowing coach
• Sarah Hokom, world professional disc golf champion
• Ceci Hopp Street. Geme, NCAA champion distance runner
• Vicki Huber-Rudawsky, two-time Olympic and NCAA champion distance runner
• Jen Hucke, two-time NCAA champion volleyball player at Stanford
• Raime Jones, NCAA swimmer
• Samantha Keddington, former professional disc golf athlete and coach
• Danielle Keen, professional disc golf athlete
• Ronda Key, competitive disc golf athlete
• Alexandra Kleinfehn, American weightlifting athlete
• Lauren Lackman, elite amateur athlete
• Kendall Lewis, competitive athlete
• Donna Lopiano, six-time national champion and former athletic director at the University of Texas
• Lisa Marshall, competitive athlete
• Riona C. McCormick, competitive rower
• Kim McGinnis Russell, international lacrosse coach and national team coach
• Cynthia Millen, former NCAA and international swimming official
• Cynthia Monteleone, master track athlete
• Linda Muri, three-time world champion rower and elite rowing coach
• Macy Petty, former NCAA volleyball player
• Keri Phebus Olson, NCAA champion tennis player
• Joy Rako, former NCAA Division III track and field athlete
• Genoa Rossi, NCAA water polo athlete and member of the US Junior National Team.
• Linnea Saltz, three-time Big Sky Conference champion runner
• Samantha Santa Ana, high school softball and cross-country athlete
• Jennifer Sees, NCAA pole vaulter and high school track coach
• Jeri Shanteau, US national team swimmer and national champion
• Sharon Shapiro, NCAA champion and US national team gymnast
• DeNee Shepherd, professional disc golf athlete
• Bre Showers, NCAA champion artistic gymnast
• Anne Simpson, NCAA rowing athlete
• Bronwyn Sims, gymnastics coach and athlete
• Kathy Smith Connor, US national team swimmer
• Lori Stenstrom, national champion athlete and former American record holder
• Steve Stenstrom, former NFL quarterback
• Tracy Sundlan, Olympic-level athletics coach and administrator
• Minna Svärd, competitive athlete
• Becky Switzer, NCAA women’s gymnastics and Olympic coach
• Maya Tait, NCAA rowing athlete
• Hollister (Holly) W. Turner, former associate executive director of the Women’s Sports Foundation
• Stephanie Turner, competitive athlete
• Val Whiting, national champion and former WNBA player
• Sara Younger-Merrill, US Rowing Level II Coach and Assistant Referee
• Reese Eckard, Oregon State Championship High Jumper
• Madelyn Eischen, Oregon high school track athlete and high jumper
• Alexa Anderson, Oregon state championship pole vaulter and high jumper
• Sophia Castaneda, Oregon state record holder for fastest sophomore 400-meter runner

Athletes, coaches and sports officials supporting trans athlete plaintiffs

• Megan Rapinoe, two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup champion and former co-captain of the US women’s national soccer team.
• Layshia Clarendon, former WNBA All-Star point guard and first openly trans and non-binary player in WNBA history
• Lori Lindsey, former US women’s national soccer team midfielder and World Cup veteran
• Aimee Mullins, Paralympic track and field world record holder and former chef de mission of Team USA.
• Breanna Stewart, two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time WNBA MVP
• Sue Bird, Olympic gold medalist, WNBA champion and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame
• Grete Eliassen, six-time X Games medalist in freestyle skiing
• Serena Gray, former member of the US national volleyball team and NCAA tournament semi-finalist
• Molly McCage, Olympic level volleyball player and League One volleyball champion
• Cassidy Lichtman, former member of the US women’s national volleyball team and Stanford All-American
• Phaidra Knight, USA Rugby Player of the Decade and World Rugby Hall of Famer
• Maya Satya Reddy, former professional golfer and three-time NCAA All-American
• Julie Foudy, two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist
• Madison Bugg, former Stanford volleyball player and professional volleyball athlete
• Gaby Vincent, former NWSL professional soccer player and member or the US Under-23 Women’s National Team.
• Meike Babel, former WTA Top-30 professional tennis player and college coach
• Esther Lofgren, Olympic gold medalist rower and world record holder
• Carley Knox, former NCAA Division I soccer athlete and president of business operations for the Minnesota Lynx
• Becky Sauerbrunn, two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup champion and former captain of the US women’s national soccer team.
• Taylor Fricano, professional volleyball player with seven years at the elite international level
• Samantha Mewis, FIFA Women’s World Cup champion, Olympic medalist and NWSL champion
• Nikki Hiltz, US Track and Field Olympian and nine-time national champion
• Sophia Gibb, Paralympic silver and bronze medalist swimmer and world champion
• Mary Osborne Gilbert, professional surfer
• Imam i Dorsey, NWSL Champion and US Soccer Social Impact Award Winner
• Brenda Villa, four-time Olympic medalist and former captain of the US women’s national water polo team.
• Lynn Biiendolo, Olympic gold medalist and four-time NWSL champion
• Erin Ayala, soccer player and collegiate coach
• Elizabeth Tobey, college track athlete
• Adam Myerson, national level cyclist and elite coach
• Lucie Vagnerova, international athletics competitor
• Rosy Metcalfe, elite university rower
• Amy Rusiecki, NCAA track and field athlete
• Emma McKay, college soccer player
• Maddy Frey, college track and field athlete
• Rachelle Depner, elite competitive cyclist
• Jared Weybright, college football coach and former player

US Lawmakers and Government Officials Supporting Those Accused of ‘Saving Women’s Sports’

• Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana.
• Sen. Ted Budd, R.N.C.
• Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La.
• Senator Shelley Moore Capito, RW.Va.
• Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho
• Senator Kevin Cramer, RN.D.
• Senator Lindsey Graham, R.S.C.
• Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss.
• Senator James C. Justice, RW.Va.
• Senator James Lankford, Republican of Oklahoma.
• Late. Roger Marshall, Republican of Kansas.
• Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo.
• Senator Rick Scott, Republican of Florida.
• Senator Thom Tillis, R.N.C.
• Senator James E. Risch, Republican of Idaho
• Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama.
• Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas
• Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky.
• Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo.
• Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga.
• Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga.
• Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga.
• Rep. James Comer, R-Ky.
• Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho
• Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas
• Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga.
• Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming.
• Representative Pat Harrigan, RN.C.
• Representative Mark Harris, RN.C.
• Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn.
• Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La.
• Representative Anna Paulina Luna, Republican of Florida.
• Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky.
• Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich.
• Representative Addison McDowell, RN.C.
• Rep. John McGuire, R-Va.
• Rep. Carol Miller, RW.Va.
• Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill.
• Rep. Riley M. Moore, RW.Va.
• Representative Barry Moore, Republican of Alabama.
• Representative Tim Moore, RN.C.
• Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn.
• Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Ky.
• Rep. John Rose, R-Tenn.
• Rep. Mike Rulli, R-Ohio
• Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La.
• Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho
• Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Fla.
• Attorney General of the United States Mr. John Sauer
• Deputy Attorney General of the United States Mother K. Dhillon
• Hashim M. Mooppan, Deputy Attorney General of the United States
• Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the United States Jesús A. Osete
• Assistant Attorney General of the United States Max E. Schulman
• United States Attorney Andrew G. Braniff
• United States Attorney Christopher C. Wang
• Attorney General of the State of Alabama Steve Marshall
• Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin
• Attorney General of the State of Florida Ashley Moody
• Indiana State Attorney General Todd Rokita
• Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach
• Attorney General of the State of Kentucky Russell Coleman
• Attorney General of the State of Louisiana Liz Murrill
• Attorney General of the State of Mississippi Lynn Fitch
• Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey
• Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen
• Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers
• Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma Gentner Drummond
• Attorney General of the State of South Carolina Alan Wilson
• Attorney General of the State of South Dakota Marty Jackley
• Attorney General of the State of Tennessee Jonathan Skrmetti
• Attorney General of the State of Texas Ken Paxton
• Attorney General of the State of Utah Sean Reyes
• Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Virginia Jason Miyares
• Attorney General of the State of Wyoming Bridget Hill

US Lawmakers and Government Officials Supporting Trans Athlete Plaintiffs

• Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.
• Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii
• Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass.
• Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore.
• Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.
• Senator Alex Padilla, Democrat of California.
• Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.
• Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.
• Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon. Pete Aguilar, Democrat of California.
• Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont.
• Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif.
• Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio
• Representative Donald Beyer, Democrat of Virginia.
• Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore.
• Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y.
• Representative Cori Bush, Democrat of Missouri.
• Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Calif.
• Representative Tony Cárdenas, Democrat of California.
• Representative André Carson, Democrat of Indiana.
• Representative Kathy Castor, Democrat of Florida.
• Representative Joaquín Castro, Democrat of Texas
• Representative Judy Chu, Democrat of California.
• Representative Katherine Clark, Democrat of Massachusetts.
• Representative Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y.
• Representative Emanuel Cleaver, Democrat of Missouri.
• Representative Jim Clyburn, DS.C.
• Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J.
• Representative Gerald Connolly, Democrat of Virginia.
• Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn.
• Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo.
• Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill.
• Representative Sharice Davids, Democrat of Kansas.
• Representative Susan DelBene, Democrat of Washington.
• Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo.
• Representative Madeleine Dean, Democrat of Pennsylvania.
• Representative Rosa DeLauro, Democrat of Connecticut.
• Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif.
• Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich.
• Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas
• Representative Verónica Escobar, Democrat of Texas
• Representative Bill Foster, Democrat of Illinois.
• Representative Lois Frankel, Democrat of Florida.
• Representative Sylvia García, Democrat of Texas
• Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García, D-Ill.
• Representative Robert Garcia, Democrat of California.
• Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J.
• Rep. Pramila Pramal, D-Wash.
• Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga.
• Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y.
• Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas
• Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif.
• Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.
• Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas
• Representative Bill Keating, Democrat of Massachusetts.
• Representative Ro Khanna, Democrat of California.
• Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J.
• Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill.
• Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif.
• Representative Teresa Leger Fernández, DNM
• Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif.
• Representative Alan Lowenthal, Democrat of California.
• Rep. Ben Ray Luján, DN.M. (at time of signing)
• Representative Stephen Lynch, Democrat of Massachusetts.
• Representative Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y.
• Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y.
• Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Ga.
• Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y.
• Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wis.
• Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y.
• Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton, DD.C.
• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
• Representative Frank Pallone, DNJ
• Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
• Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine
• Representative Ayanna Pressley, Democrat of Massachusetts.
• Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md.
• Representative Deborah Ross, D-N.C.
• Representative Raúl Ruiz, Democrat of California.
• Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill.
• Representative Adam Smith, Democrat of Washington.
• Representative Jackie Speier, Democrat of California.
• Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif.
• Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif.
• Rep. Rashed Tlaibe, D-Mich.
• Representative Norma Torres, Democrat of California.
• Representative Lori Trahan, Democrat of Massachusetts.
• Representative Juan Vargas, Democrat of California.
• Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla.
• Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif.
• Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa.
• Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Ga.
• Representative Gabe Amo, DR.I.
• Representative Yassamin Ansari, Democrat of Arizona.
• Representative Nanette Barragán, Democrat of California.
• Representative Wesley Bell, Democrat of Missouri.
• Rep. Shontel M. Brown, D-Ohio
• Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif.
• Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas
• Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill.
• Repres ent Gilbert R. Cisneros Jr., Democrat of California.
• Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn.
• Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn.
• Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas
• Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pa.
• Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Ore.
• Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Md.
• Rep. Adriano Espaillat, DN.Y.
• Representative Dwight Evans, Democrat of Pennsylvania.
• Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas
• Representative Valerie P. Foushee, D-N.C.
• Representative Maxwell Alejandro Frost, Democrat of Florida.
• Representative Jimmy Gómez, Democrat of California.
• Rep. Al Green, D-Texas
• Representative Jared Huffman, Democrat of California.
• Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md.
• Representative Julie E. Johnson, Democrat of Texas
• Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif.
• Representative Robin L. Kelly, Democrat of Illinois.
• Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio
• Representative Rick Larsen, Democrat of Washington.
• Representative George Latimer, D-N.Y.
• Representative Summer L. Lee, Democrat of Pennsylvania.
• Representative Sam T. Liccardo, Democrat of California.
• Representative Ted W. Lieu, Democrat of California.
• Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif.
• Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del.
• Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Md.
• Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Va.
• Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn.
• Representative James P. McGovern, Democrat of Massachusetts.
• Representative LaMonica McIver, Democrat of New Jersey.
• Representative Rob Menendez, DNJ
• Representative Kelly Morrison, Democrat of Minnesota.
• Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-Calif.
• Representative Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota.
• Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H.
• Representative Scott H. Peters, Democrat of California.
• Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colo.
• Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis.
• Representative Mike Quigley, Democrat of Illinois.
• Representative Delia C. Ramirez, Democrat of Illinois.
• Representative Emily Randall, Democrat of Washington.
• Rep. Luz Rivas, D-Calif.
• Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Ore.
• Rep. Linda T. Sánchez, D-Calif.
• Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa.
• Representative Bradley S. Schneider, Democrat of Illinois.
• Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Mich.
• Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott, D-Va.
• Representative Terri A. Sewell, Democrat of Alabama.
• Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-Calif.
• Representative Eric Sorensen, Democrat of Illinois.
• Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich.
• Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif.
• Rep. Jill N. Tokuda, D-Hawaii
• Representative Paul D. Tonko, DNY
• Representative Ritchie Torres, DN.Y.
• Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill.
• Representative Nydia M. Velázquez, DN.Y.
• Representative James R. Walkinshaw, Democrat of Virginia.
• Representative Frederica S. Wilson, Democrat of Florida.
• New York State Attorney General Letitia James
• Attorney General of the State of Hawaii Anne E. Lopez
• New York State Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood
• GOOLI SOLOLYIST OF THE HA’i SECORAL Eyeon Fernasses
• Deputy Attorney General of the State of Hawaii Lauren K. Chun
• Deputy Attorney General of the State of Hawai’i Andrew ZM Teoh
• Deputy Attorney General of the State of New York Judith N. Vale
• New York State Deputy Attorney General Mark S. Grube

What to know about the cases

Idaho and West Virginia are among nearly 30 states with laws that prevent transgender students who identify as women from competing on women’s sports teams sponsored by public schools and universities. In 2020 and 2021, trans athlete plaintiffs successfully challenged the laws in Idaho and West Virginia, respectively. ly, to allow their participation in women’s and girls’ sports teams.

Both trans athletes are represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

The judges will examine whether the landmark federal law, Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in educationis applied in these cases of inclusion.

In 2020, Idaho became the first state to pass these types of restrictions with the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act.

Both sides in the legal dispute have accused each other of peddling false and misleading facts, terminology and narratives about the application of state laws and what is at stake for transgender and cisgender athletes.

The Supreme Court in July agreed to hear appeals separately of the states and is expected to issue final, binding rulings on the merits by the end of June.

“Idaho women and girls deserve a level playing field,” said Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador, who is expected to present the case at Tuesday’s public session. “For too long, activists have worked to sideline women and girls in their own sports.”

States that have these types of laws, and the groups and legislators who support them, say the issue is about common sense and student safety.

Lawyers will tell the high court that there are inherent physical differences between women and men, and that these legislative acts would ensure that those they call “male” or “male” students cannot compete on women’s sports teams that involve competitive skills or contact.

But LGBTQ+ rights advocates say those laws and labels are clearly discriminatory and were never a big problem until some states tried to politicize them.

Meanwhile, two W.V. The students and their families came forward with the allegations against one of the trans plaintiffs ahead of oral arguments in the case next week. News Digital is not revealing the name of the trans athlete because he is a minor.

TOP OTHERS SILENCE AFTER TRANS ATHLETE THEY SUPPORTED IN SCOTUS CASE IS ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND INTIMIDATION

Bridgeport High School student Adaleia Cross, a former track teammate of the trans athlete when the two were at Bridgeport Middle School, alleges the trans athlete made comments to her that constituted sexual harassment in the girls’ locker room. Cross, who is a year older than the trans athlete, said he quit the track team at Bridgeport High School last year as a sophomore to avoid sharing a locker room with the trans athlete again once he reached high school.

Cross’s mother, Abby, told News Digital what the trans athlete allegedly said to her daughter when they shared the girls’ locker room during the 2022-23 school year. Adaleia was in eighth grade and the trans athlete was in seventh.

Abby Cross alleged that the trans athlete made extremely graphic and vulgar sexual threats to her daughter and other girls on the team.

The ACLU has responded to the Cross family’s allegations.

“Our client and her mother deny these allegations and the school district investigated the allegations reported to the school by AC and found them to be unfounded. We remain committed to upholding the rights of all students under Title IX, including the right to a safe and inclusive learning environment, free from harassment and discrimination,” reads an ACLU statement provided to News Digital.

The Cross family’s attorneys at Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) responded to the ACLU’s statement.

“Our client has sworn under oath and under penalty of perjury in numerous cases regarding the events that took place between her and the male athlete. As a result of the situation, [Cross] “He had to completely step away from the sport he loved and sacrifice a key element of his school experience to protect himself,” read an ADF statement provided to News Digital.

The ADF is also representing the state of West Virginia against the trans athlete in the case that will be reviewed by the Supreme Court.

Emmy Salerno, a former Lincoln Middle School girls track runner, alleges that the trans athlete used “intimidation tactics” against her after Salerno refused to compete against the trans athlete during an event in the spring 2024 season.

“After we went out, there was an immediate personality change. He didn’t want to talk to me. He just wanted to look at me and look down,” Salerno told News Digital.

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Salerno said there was an incident where the trans athlete followed her while they were at a local basketball game, giving her intimidating looks, and Salerno was concerned that the trans athlete would try to “fight” her.

“At the basketball game, when he followed me around, I thought, ‘Is he going to try to fight me?'” Salerno said. “‘Are you going to try to sneak up behind me and hit me?'”

The ACLU has not responded to News Digital’s request for a response to Salerno’s allegations.

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