The Trojan Horse in the Supreme Court's Equal Protection Cloakroom The recent decision in West Virginia v. B. P. J.
, which allowed states to ban trans athletes from participating in women's and girls' athletics, has been quietly embedded within a larger strategy aimed at dismantling Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's greatest legacy: sex equality cases that have protected Americans against discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
This approach bears an unsettling resemblance to the Trojan horse of Greek mythology, where an unsuspecting enemy was tricked into entering the walls of Troy, ultimately leading to their downfall.