Five middle school athletes in West Virginia are leading the way in protecting women’s sports.
The thirteen and fourteen girls refused to compete against a male student, Becky Pepper-Jackson. Jackson won a victory in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday. The court ruled that a West Virginia law that bars biological boys from competing on girls’ sports teams cannot be enforced on the 13-year-old trans athlete who competes on the girls’ track and field team.
“The defendants cannot expect that [this athlete] will countermand her social transition, her medical treatment, and all the work she has done with her schools, teachers, and coaches for nearly half her life by introducing herself to teammates, coaches, and even opponents as a boy,” Judge Toby Heytens wrote in his decision, according to the Associated Press.
It’s important to note that this ruling does not impact the…
