Transgender Athletes

The Idaho House overwhelmingly passed a resolution Tuesday commending Boise State University’s women’s volleyball team for forfeiting three matches against San Jose State, which has a transgender player.

A federal judge in Colorado has denied a motion that would block a transgender volleyball player at San José State University from competing in this week’s Mountain West Conference tournament.

Two Boise State volleyball players are among a dozen current or former players and an assistant coach from mountain west schools suing the conference and San Jose State university for allowing a transgender athlete to play for the Spartans.

Communications among Boise State athletics officials show they discussed a women’s volleyball match against San José State University multiple times one week prior to the game – one they would eventually forfeit on Sept. 27.

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.

An Idaho law barring women and girls who are intersex or transgender from participating in women’s sports is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Idaho Matters takes a look at the news that made headlines this week, including how Medicaid unwinding is impacting children in the Gem State and why Idaho's law restricting transgender athletes from playing sports in school has been put on hold.

Transgender women and girls will be allowed to continue playing public school and college sports in Idaho after a federal appeals court ruling Thursday.

The law, which takes effect July 1, is among dozens of Republican proposals pushing back against transgender rights in statehouses across the U.S.

Last week the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard the latest arguments in a case involving Idaho's law that bans trans athletes from competing on sex-segregated teams.