At the high school level, the answer is harder to pin down because policies vary by state, and sometimes by organization or county. To get an estimate of how many trans girls play on girls’ sports teams in high schools across the country, Teen Vogue reached out to athletic associations in each state.
In 23 states, either state law or the regulatory body over high school sports ban trans girls from girls’ teams, meaning there are no trans girls competing on these teams in more than half of states. Two more states — New Mexico and Utah — have rules that make it difficult, though not impossible, for trans girls to compete. Organizations in 14 states allow trans students to play but said they do not track how many trans athletes compete under their jurisdiction for privacy reasons. Four states and Washington DC did provide data, and though New Hampshire’s organization did not respond, outside reporting indicates there are…