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Brett Kavanaugh: “Allowing a biological male athlete to compete on a girls' team necessarily displaces or disadvantages a female…”

On the recordJuly 1, 2026
Allowing a biological male athlete to compete on a girls' team necessarily displaces or disadvantages a female athlete—replacing her on the roster, knocking her out of the starting lineup, reducing her playing time, depriving her of a medal and the like.
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Brett Kavanaugh
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reason.com
Jul 1, 2026

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