A coalition of 130 Democrat lawmakers are asking the Supreme Court to side with transgender-identifying athletes over biological females in two upcoming cases.

The lawmakers, 121 Democrat House members and nine Democrat senators, filed an amicus brief on Monday in the Idaho case Little v. Hecox and in West Virginia v. B.P.J. , which the court will hear on Jan. 13, 2026. They argue in their brief that “ categorial bans are the improper tool to address participation in youth sports teams,” and that lawmakers “have an interest in protecting the privacy, safety, health, and rights of the American people, including students who are transgender and cisgender.”

“Categorical bans—such as the bans in West Virginia and Idaho—undermine those protections and the ability of transgende

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