Today, the United States Supreme Court considers whether states can ban transgender athletes from partaking in girls’ and women’s sports. The director of Cato’s Center for Educational Freedom, Neal McCluskey, released the following statement on today’s Supreme Court hearing:

“Whether to allow transgender female athletes to participate in girls’ sports is a tough question: Is allowing it discrimination against girls because trans female athletes have a competitive advantage, or is forbidding it discrimination against trans athletes who should be able to play sports consistent with their identities?

Such value clashes – both sides oppose discrimination but see it differently – should not be decided by the government, but by millions of free decisions by athletes, families, coaches, and educators. That means school choice at the state and local levels, and the federal government not imposing a “right” answer at all.”

View McCluskey’s previous work on this topic:

To speak with McCluskey further on transgender athletes in school sports, contact Christopher Tarvardian.