11-year-old trans girl sues her state because they’re banning her from cross-country

An 11-year-old transgender girl is suing her state after she tried to join her school’s cross-country team, but was told that a new law prohibits her from participating.

Becky Pepper-Jackson started running with her mother when she was just five-years-old. She was hoping to join the Bridgeport Middle School girls’ cross-country team in West Virginia when school reopened this year. Her two older brothers started running cross-country at the same age.

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But her school principal called a meeting with her and her parents last month and told her that she could not join the girls’ team due to H.B. 3293, a bill signed by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) in April that bans transgender girls from participating in school sports as their gender.

Becky knew that…

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/06/11-year-old-trans-girl-sues-state-theyre-banning-cross-country/

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