The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a 12-year-old transgender girl can compete with and against biological girls in West Virginia.
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Lawyers and representatives for Becky Pepper-Jackson had initially asked the Supreme Court to reject an emergency application fromthat would have allowed student-athletes to only play sports with and against those of their biological gender. "This is a procedural setback, but we remain confident that when this case is ultimately determined on the merits, we will prevail," West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said in a statement."We maintain our stance that this is a common sense law – we have a very strong case. It’s just basic fairness and common sense to not have biological males play in women’s sports.
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