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Girls' and boys' sports teams can be separated based on "biological sex," according to a U.S. Supreme Court decision handed down Tuesday.
The landmark ruling in a pair of related Title IX cases deals a major blow to transgender student inclusion in schools and colleges, especially in athletics. It's an issue that in recent years has increasingly divided states, many of which have adopted opposing policies on whether transgender students are allowed to play on teams aligning with their gender identities and on other issues such as pronoun and facility usage.