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| | * On May 8, 2024, it was reported that the California Coastal Commission required a surfing women's competition to allow participation by a transgender biological man, over the objection of the event organizers.<ref>https://www.theinertia.com/surf/california-coastal-commission-surf-contest-follow-transgender-athlete-policy/</ref> | | * On May 8, 2024, it was reported that the California Coastal Commission required a surfing women's competition to allow participation by a transgender biological man, over the objection of the event organizers.<ref>https://www.theinertia.com/surf/california-coastal-commission-surf-contest-follow-transgender-athlete-policy/</ref> |
| | * On April 29, 2024, an 8-6 [[en banc]] ruling by the [[Fourth Circuit]] required States (specifically in this case, [[West Virginia]]) to fund transgender surgeries at taxpayer expense through [[Medicaid]].<ref>https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/221721.P.pdf</ref> | | * On April 29, 2024, an 8-6 [[en banc]] ruling by the [[Fourth Circuit]] required States (specifically in this case, [[West Virginia]]) to fund transgender surgeries at taxpayer expense through [[Medicaid]].<ref>https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/221721.P.pdf</ref> |
| − | * On February 2, 2024, it was reported that William "Lia" Thomas (the Penn transgender swimmer who won a [[NCAA]] championship in 2022) seeks to overturn rules barring him from swimming in women's Olympic events, and that he "is represented by lawyers who are part of a network with over a decade of experience litigating against the sex-based female category in sports."<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/02/how-lia-thomas-and-a-small-cabal-of-lawyers-are-waging-lawfare-across-womens-sports/</ref> | + | * On February 2, 2024, it was reported that Lia Thomas (formerly William Thomas, the Penn transgender swimmer who won a [[NCAA]] championship in 2022) seeks to overturn rules barring him from swimming in women's Olympic events, and that he "is represented by lawyers who are part of a network with over a decade of experience litigating against the sex-based female category in sports."<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/02/how-lia-thomas-and-a-small-cabal-of-lawyers-are-waging-lawfare-across-womens-sports/</ref> |
| | * 2022-2024, the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] repeatedly denied [[petition for certiorari]] on this issue, including cases appealed by States for whom cert is usually granted, and a case brought by parents who lost custody of their child for opposing sex-change treatments on their child. | | * 2022-2024, the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] repeatedly denied [[petition for certiorari]] on this issue, including cases appealed by States for whom cert is usually granted, and a case brought by parents who lost custody of their child for opposing sex-change treatments on their child. |
| | * 2016-2023, a seven-year court battle: “I lost sole medical authority. I lost custody. I lost $150,000 in legal costs,” a 32-year-old father said. “But I saved my son” against having [[transgender]] attempts being pushed on him.<ref>https://nypost.com/2024/02/04/metro/dad-claims-ex-wife-forced-young-son-to-transition-despite-his-protests/</ref> | | * 2016-2023, a seven-year court battle: “I lost sole medical authority. I lost custody. I lost $150,000 in legal costs,” a 32-year-old father said. “But I saved my son” against having [[transgender]] attempts being pushed on him.<ref>https://nypost.com/2024/02/04/metro/dad-claims-ex-wife-forced-young-son-to-transition-despite-his-protests/</ref> |