SCOTUS Hears Trans Sports Arguments
TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
TransLash Media
4.3 • 619 Ratings
🗓️ 15 January 2026
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
The Supreme Court heard two landmark cases this week, Hecox v. Little and West Virginia v. BPJ. These two cases are bundled together to decide the same question: whether trans girls can have equal access to public school sports. Imara was inside the courtroom to witness the intense legal discussions. Today’s episode breaks down what could happen when the Court rules later this summer, and the far-reaching consequences the rulings could have for bodily autonomy. First, she speaks with Sasha Buchert, a senior attorney at Lambda Legal who helped with both of these cases. Then, she sits down with Andraya Yearwood, a former student athlete who was targeted by anti-trans groups in 2018.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, fam, it's Mia Mara. Welcome to the TransLash podcast, a show where we tell |
| 0:12.4 | trans stories to save trans lives. This week, I'm bringing you special coverage on the two |
| 0:17.8 | latest Supreme Court cases which tackle trans youth in sports. |
| 0:22.3 | We are actually recording this episode right after or arguments were presented at the Supreme |
| 0:26.7 | Court in these two landmark cases, Hickox v. Little and West Virginia versus BPJ. |
| 0:33.1 | They were bundled together to decide the same question, whether trans women can have equal access |
| 0:39.0 | to sports at the college and high school level. I was in the chamber and heard all of the nearly |
| 0:44.8 | four hours of intense legal discussion. We will be breaking down all of what happened from |
| 0:50.6 | two different perspectives. One, that's all things legal. |
| 0:55.0 | Just what were these cases about and what happens when the court rules either way? |
| 1:00.0 | And the next, from the personal. |
| 1:03.0 | What is it like to be a trans athlete where your very existence is up for grabs? |
| 1:09.0 | First up is Sasha Bukert, senior attorney at Land Legal, who was counseled on one of these cases. |
| 1:14.6 | The oral argument is a pretty good indicator of how the final decision will go, and, you know, I don't want to give false hope, but today went a lot better than I was expecting. |
| 1:24.6 | Next, I will be joined by Andrea Yearwood, a former student athlete who was targeted |
| 1:29.1 | by anti-trans groups in 2018, attacks on her helped spur today's litigation. Youth in general, I think |
| 1:36.1 | particularly in trans youth and playing sports, like we are in sports, for the same reason as any |
| 1:40.5 | other youth is in sports, I'd have fun fun to be with our friends to learn very important |
| 1:46.0 | life skills. But before we get into all of this, let's start out as always with some trans joy. |
| 1:52.8 | But instead of focusing on one individual or organization, we're going to be bringing you the voices |
| 1:58.9 | of people on the ground outside the Supreme Court. |
| 2:02.6 | They're going to tell us where they're sourcing trans joy in this moment. |
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