WASHINGTON -- Female athletes are hopeful the U.S. Supreme Court will side with "common sense" and "truth" by upholding bans on trans-identified male athletes competing in women's sports.
Speaking outside the nation's highest court on Tuesday, athletes and advocates for women's sports reflected on their Christian faith as they wage this battle.
As justices heard oral arguments in the cases of Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. BPJ -- the cases challenge state bans on trans-identified male athletes competing in women's sports in Idaho and West Virginia -- both supporters and opponents of the law gathered outside the Supreme Court for dueling rallies.
Riley Gaines, who is among the most well-known critics of policies allowing trans-identified male athletes to compete in women's sports, urged the Supreme Court justices to rule in favor of "common sense and of truth," as she clarified misconceptions the public might have about the two cases.
"Even with a favorable ruling, I will tell you, it's not enough," she warned. "Understand that the cases that are being heard are not to decide if states must protect us as women, if we must have rights to equal opportunity, to privacy and...
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