On Jan. 13, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases that will shape the future of transgender youth and people in this country: West Virginia v. BPJ and Little v. Hecox. These two cases represent two teenage girls from West Virginia and Idaho, who sued just to be allowed to continue playing sports like any other student. And we are united as a Team for them!

WHEN AND WHERE: JOIN US on Tuesday, Jan. 13 in D.C. when a national coalition of organizations led by ACLU, Lambda Legal, Transgender Law Center (TLC) and Genders & Sexualities Alliance Network (GSA Network), are coming together to say clearly: We Fight for Team Trans Youth. And we need you with us!

ABOUT THE CASES: In these cases, the Court will decide whether states can categorically bar transgender girls and women from participating on girls' and women's sports teams, a direct challenge to the Equal Protection Clause and Title IX. A broad ruling could go even further, opening the door to widespread discrimination against transgender people not only from playing sports but in every part of public life, including a discriminatory shift in how youth participate in school activities and extracurricular programs. These cases go beyond laws and impact who we should respect as part of our communities, what our public schools should be like and who they should serve, and what role the government should play in our lives.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT: While our communities are worried about putting food on the table, making rent, losing healthcare, or being disappeared by ICE, politicians and billionaires are making our lives harder by spending millions of dollars to ignite unfounded fears about trans people in an attempt to divide us. The current administration is abusing his power to target our communities, suppress dissent, and create a climate of fear, and some politicians are using these cases to legitimize discrimination and push trans and nonbinary people out of public life altogether. We refuse to let that happen.

HOW CAN I SUPPORT?: We will mobilize to the steps of the federal government in Washington, D.C.

As 15-year-old trans girl Becky Pepper-Jackson, plaintiff in the B.P.J. case from West Virginia, said, “I play for my school for the same reason other kids on my track team do–to make friends, have fun, and challenge myself through practice and teamwork. And all I’ve ever wanted was the same opportunities as my peers…..I know this case isn’t just about me, or even just about sports. It’s just one part of a plan to push transgender people like me out of public life entirely. I’m proud to stand up alongside my mom for what I believe and who I am, and I want other transgender kids to know they aren’t alone.”