As the Supreme Court deliberates on one of the most divisive issues in American sports, gubernatorial candidate Karrin Taylor Robson (R-AZ) isn't holding back her opinions on transgender athletes.
"As a mother and grandmother, I'm praying the Supreme Court does the right thing today and protects women's sports," Robson emphasized in a recent statement. Her message argues that Title IX should keep girls’ athletic teams to athletes whose birth documentation shows female.
Robson continued to defend the position of fairness and opportunity for young women. "Title IX was created to protect girls and give them a fair shot, not to be hijacked by woke activists who want to pretend biology doesn't exist," she continued.
The candidate didn't hold back, calling the inclusion of transgender girls in girls' sports "radical gender ideology" and insisting that "girls' sports are for girls. Period."
Her statement comes as states Idaho and West Virginia defend laws that require student athletes to compete on teams matching the sex listed on their birth certificates, rules that prevent many transgender girls from joining girls’ teams.
Idaho & West Virginia Cases
These laws have been challenged by transgender students such as Idaho runner Lindsay Hecox and a West Virginia teenager known as B.P.J., who argue the bans violate federal civil rights protections and Title IX’s guarantees of equal opportunity.
The cases involve real students such as Lindsay Hecox, a college runner in Idaho who had undergone hormone therapy, and B.P.J., a West Virginia teenager who has taken puberty blockers since third grade. Both were barred from competing on girls' teams under their states' laws.
For Robson, these cases represent a critical moment for women's athletics. She urged the Supreme Court to "uphold Title IX, reject this radical gender ideology, and protect fairness, safety, and opportunity for our daughters and granddaughters."
As the Supreme Court prepares to issue what could be a landmark decision affecting transgender students nationwide, Robson has made clear where she stands.
The final vote has not been announced; the story is developing.
