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Supreme Court Allows States to Ban Trans Girls Athletes

8/20/2026

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states may bar transgender women and girls from female sports teams.
The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles stopped accepting Form 2369 and will change gender markers only with an updated birth certificate or passport.
Equality Ohio executive director Dwayne Steward called the overnight policy a deliberate voter-suppression attempt with no public notice.

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states may bar transgender women and girls from female sports teams.
The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles stopped accepting Form 2369 and will change gender markers only with an updated birth certificate or passport.
Equality Ohio executive director Dwayne Steward called the overnight policy a deliberate voter-suppression attempt with no public notice.