Kavanaugh's sports ruling marks a turning point in the transgender rights debate

Slate argues that the Supreme Court’s decision in B.P.J. v. West Virginia—denying a trial on whether transgender girls have an advantage in girls’ sports—represents a troubling shift in how the Court treats transgender people, using language that labels trans girls as “biological males” and erases identity. The piece notes that earlier decisions acknowledged lived sex with respectful pronouns, and warns the new framing could threaten future rights around pronouns, gender markers, locker rooms, and access to care.