A federal judge has declined to grant an immediate order sought by some New Hampshire parents to allow them to wear pink wristbands with “XX” on them at girls high school soccer games to protest transgender girls playing.

A federal judge on Tuesday declined to grant an immediate order sought by New Hampshire parents to allow them to wear pink wristbands with “XX” on them to protest transgender girls playing high school soccer.

The standoff began over email. A day before the Bow High School junior varsity girls’ soccer team was set to face off on home turf against the Plymouth Regional High School’s team – a team that included a transgender female player – Bow’s athletic director urged parents not to demonstrate against her.

A federal judge on Tuesday declined to grant an immediate order sought by some New Hampshire parents to allow them to wear pink wristbands with “XX” on them at girls high school soccer games to protest transgender girls playing.