Gateway Pundit by Cassandra MacDonald Feb. 23, 2023
A federal appeals court has blocked a West Virginia law that bars biological males from playing on girls’ or women’s sports teams.The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 on Wednesday to reinstate an injunction blocking enforcement of West Virginia House Bill 3293, the “Save Women’s Sports Bill.”
The injunction was first issued in July 2021, but that court has since reversed its ruling.
According to a report from The Hill, “District Court Judge Joseph R. Goodwin, who issued the initial injunction, last month reversed course, ruling that the 2021 law signed by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) is ‘constitutionally permissible’ because the state legislature’s definitions of ‘woman’ and ‘girl’ are ‘substantially related to the important government interest of providing equal athletic opportunities for females.'”
The state law defines biological sex as “an individual’s physical form as a male or female based solely on the individual’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.”
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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/02/federal-appeals-court-blocks-wv-law-banning-biological-males-from-playing-on-girls-sports-teams/
