First Lady Melania Trump raised eyebrows in her latest post on X.
On Tuesday, the First Lady took to X and wrote, “As many of you may know, I fully support the LGBTQIA+ community.”
She then went into a different direction and shared that we must also protect female athletes in reference to transgender athletes unfairly competing against women athletes.
Take a look:
“As many of you may know, I fully support the LGBTQIA+ community. But we must also ensure that our female athletes are protected and respected." – MELANIA, #1 NYT Bestseller, (p. 156)
The U.S. Supreme Court has now legally confirmed this opinion:
“Under Title IX and the Equal…— First Lady Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) June 30, 2026
Full text:
“As many of you may know, I fully support the LGBTQIA+ community. But we must also ensure that our female athletes are protected and respected.” – MELANIA, #1 NYT Bestseller, (p. 156)
The U.S. Supreme Court has now legally confirmed this opinion:
“Under Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, may schools maintain women’s and girls’ sports for biological females? … The answer is yes.”
America, we can support the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community and also protect opportunities for female athletes. Respect everyone and keep girls’ sports fair.
Both ideals are essential.
Here’s how users on X reacted:
“I fully support the LGBTQIA+ community”
– Melania Trump https://t.co/nItbscmVli pic.twitter.com/oMFHXYRTpN— 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐄𝐒 (@Antunes1) June 30, 2026
Melania completely agrees "transathletes" don't belong in womens sports! pic.twitter.com/iaxhWQsmHx
— Pete Santilli 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🎙️ (@petersantilli) June 30, 2026
The Hill reported more on the Supreme Court’s ruling Melania was referring to:
The Supreme Court ruled states can ban transgender girls from competing on girls and women’s school sports teams, keeping bans in Idaho and West Virginia on Tuesday via a 6-3 decision.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing for the majority, shot down arguments that transgender athlete restrictions unconstitutionally discriminate on the basis of sex or gender identity.
“In other words, may schools determine eligibility for women’s and girls’ sports based on biological sex? The answer is yes,” Kavanaugh wrote.
“Consistent with Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause, we hold that the States may maintain women’s and girls’ sports for biological females. They may determine eligibility for women’s and girls’ sports based on biological sex. The Constitution and Title IX do not require an overhaul of women’s and girls’ sports throughout America,” he added.
In recent years, the American right has increasingly attacked the transgender community and implemented restrictions on its members’s access to gender-affirming care and ability to play in categories of sports aligned with their gender identity.“The Supreme Court ruled that states can ban transgender girls from school sports. This is a devastating ruling for trans students across the country who simply want the freedom to play with their friends,” the ACLU, a left-leaning civil rights group, posted on the social platform Bluesky on Tuesday.
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