2 transgender girls drop New Hampshire lawsuit after Supreme Court ruling, personal hardships
Summary
Two transgender girls in New Hampshire have dropped their lawsuit challenging a state law that bans transgender girls from girls’ sports teams. This decision followed a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld similar state bans and their own personal difficulties related to the case.Key Facts
- The two transgender girls are Parker Tirrell and Iris Turmelle.
- They initially challenged President Donald Trump’s executive order called “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports.”
- Their lawsuit targeted New Hampshire’s law banning transgender girls from participating in girls’ school sports.
- A federal judge had temporarily allowed them to play while the case was active.
- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled recently that laws banning transgender girls from girls’ sports teams do not violate Title IX, a federal law against discrimination based on sex.
- Iris Turmelle and her family moved out of New Hampshire due to proposed laws against transgender rights.
- New Hampshire passed a law barring medical treatments like puberty blockers for new transgender patients under 18.
- Both girls’ lawyers said the case showed the human impact of laws targeting transgender youth.
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