To hear some conservative politicians tell it, the greatest threat to women’s sports isn’t sexism or lack of support, but people like Lindsay Hecox.
Hecox is a student at Boise State University in Idaho. She has loved running for years, having competed in track and cross-country while in high school in California. But the state of Idaho doesn’t want her to run on the women’s teams — because she’s transgender.
Idaho, in 2020, became the first state to enact a law barring trans student-athletes, especially trans girls and
