The state of West Virginia and religious groups are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to step in after the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an injunction blocking the Save Women’s Sports Act from going into effect.

The state Legislature passed the bill in April 2021. The text clarifies that athletes in any public secondary school or state institution of higher education can only participate on sports teams that align with their biological sex.

“There are inherent differences between biological males and biological females,” the bill states. “Biological males would displace females to a substantial extent if permitted to compete on teams designated for biological females,” and “gender identity is separate and distinct from biological sex to the extent that an individual’s biological

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