Transgender athlete takes girls' track title after court win; five girls refuse to compete


by The Washington Times

The Washington Times— It was a week to remember for West Virginia track-and-field athlete Becky Pepper-Jackson, but not so much for the girls competing against the transgender teen.

WSTPost—Transgender athlete wins shot put by more than three feet as middle school girls protest and refuse to compete – just days after she won the court battle to overturn West Virginia’s transgender laws. Transgender athlete wins shot put by more than three feet as middle school girls protest and refuse to compete - just days after she won the court battle to overturn West Virginia's transgender laws - A transgender athlete from West Virginia won her shot put competition in her first sporting event after an appeals court ruling allowed her to compete - because other participants refused to compete against her.Becky Pepper-Jackson, 13, competed in the Harris County Middle School track and field...

The Washington Times—Girls who refused to compete against transgender athlete sue after being pulled from meet. Four West Virginia middle-school girls who forfeited rather than compete against a male-born transgender athlete have sued their school district, saying they were punished by being excluded from the following track-and-field meet.

dailym.ai—Trans athlete wins shot-put by more than THREE FEET as middle school girls stage 'step out' protest and refuse to compete against her. Becky Pepper-Jackson (right), 13, competed in the Track and Field Championship on Thursday, two days after a court ruled West Virginia's transgender sports ban violates her rights.