We have big news: The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to hear our challenge to HB 500, an Idaho law that bars transgender women and girls from participating in sports at school.
We’ve been fighting HB 500 since 2020, when Idaho became the first state to completely bar transgender women and girls from participating in school sports. Alongside the ACLU, ACLU of Idaho, and Cooley, LLP, we represent a transgender athlete at Boise State University.
Because of our lawsuit, the plaintiff in our case can continue to participate in school sports while the case is pending. However, HB 500 still affects all other participants in public school sports teams, from elementary school to college.
Though HB 500 was developed to discriminate against transgender women and girls, it discriminates against all athletes on female sports teams, including those who are cisgender or intersex. Under the law, these athletes may be subjected to invasive, traumatic “sex verification” examinations. Meanwhile, athletes on male teams face no such treatment.
To learn more about the case, visit our web page on Hecox v. Little.
