Nassau County restricts trans women in sports venues, the Arkansas Supreme Court removes the "X" sex option on IDs, and a court in Texas maintains the prohibition on youth gender transitions.

Nassau County Restricts Trans Women in Sports Venues

Nassau County's legislature in New York approved a law on June 24 barring women's and girls' sports teams from using county sports facilities on Long Island unless they exclude transgender girls and women from participation, according to Reuters.

After a hearing where over a dozen members of the public voiced opposition, the Republican-led Nassau County Legislature approved the law in a 12-5 vote.

Court Rejects 'X' Sex Option on IDs

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The Arkansas Supreme Court restored a regulation on June 24 preventing residents from selecting "X" instead of male or female on state driver's licenses or ID cards, according to the Associated Press.

“I applaud the Arkansas Supreme Court’s decision staying the circuit court’s unlawful order and allowing the Department of Finance and Administration to bring its identification rules into compliance with state law,” Attorney General Tim Griffin, a Republican, said in a statement.

Court Maintains Prohibition on Youth Gender Transitions

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The Texas Supreme Court upheld the state's prohibition on gender-affirming healthcare for transgender minors on June 28, according to the Associated Press. The 8-1 decision from the entirely Republican court maintains a law implemented since September 1, 2023. Under the Texas law, individuals under 18 are barred from receiving hormone therapies, puberty blockers, and transition surgeries. Those already undergoing medication were required to gradually cease their treatment.

The lone dissenting justice in the decision argued that the Texas Supreme Court was enabling the state to diminish core parental rights through its ruling.

“The State’s categorical statutory prohibition prevents these parents, and many others, from developing individualized treatment plans for their children in consultation with their physicians, even the children for whom treatment could be lifesaving,” Justice Debra Lehrmann wrote in a dissenting opinion quoted by the AP. “The law is not only cruel — it is unconstitutional.”