Explained: New Hampshire dads who protested transgender athletes by wearing pink wristbands score court victory

Kyle Fellers and Anthony Foote sued the Bow school district after being banned from school grounds for wearing pink 'XX' wristbands at a 2024 soccer game involving a transgender athlete.

First Amendment

U.S. constitutional provision protecting free speech, among other rights.

Institute for Free Speech

Organization that represented the two fathers in the lawsuit.

risk pool

A shared fund school districts use to cover legal liabilities like settlements.

XX wristband

Pink wristband marked 'XX' representing female chromosomes, worn to protest transgender athletes in girls' sports.