Lawyers from 24 states are asking the Supreme Court to ban natural boys from girls’ sports

Attorneys general from 24 states are urging the US Supreme Court to reverse the lower court’s decision and uphold Arizona’s law banning biological boys from competing on girls’ sports teams.

The request comes after an appeals court ruled that the law may violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution.

“Sports teams are segregated by sex to give girls a level playing field so they don’t have to compete with boys,” South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said in a statement. “Arizona’s law banning girls’ sports teams from natural women is just common sense, and protects girls from competing against big, strong men who identify as women.”

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In addition to Wilson, the attorneys general supporting the petition are those from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota , Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming.

The petition notes that these states have laws similar to Arizona’s that prohibit girls’ sports from natural women.

It also states that the Equal Protection Clause does not prevent states from providing separate sports teams for men, women, boys and girls.

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The US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. (Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“In sports, equal access means a level playing field,” the attorneys general wrote in their brief. “And the playground usually means sex-segregated sports teams so that girls can compete against other girls.”

“Based on differences in biology rather than gender identity makes sense because it’s biological differences—not gender identity—that require different teams in the first place: Regardless of gender, natural males are, on average, stronger and faster. If those physical differences didn’t matter, there would be no need to separate sports teams at all. ,” they continued.

The petition argues that the Equal Protection Clause does not prevent states from providing separate sports teams for men, women, boys and girls. (ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)

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The attorneys general are asking the high court to “make clear that the Constitution does not prevent states from protecting women’s sports from unfair competition and providing meaningful athletic opportunities for girls and women,” according to Wilson News.