West Virginia is set to appeal a recent court decision that allowed a transgender middle school athlete to compete in girls' sports. The appeal, announced by Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and joined by athlete and policy advocate Riley Gaines, will be taken to the U.S. Supreme Court. This decision follows a reversal by a U.S. Circuit of Appeals, which overturned the state's previous restrictions on transgender athletes. In response to the court's ruling, five girls opted out of competing in a track and field meet against the transgender athlete.
Last week, a U.S. Circuit of Appeals court reversed a ruling that kept a teenage transgender girl (biological male) from competing in girls' sports in West Virginia. In response, five girls refused to compete in a track & field meet against that athlete. The group was led by a… https://t.co/v9yNLIxC2a
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has vowed to appeal an unfavorable court ruling overturning the state’s #transgender #sports ban all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, with athlete and policy advocate Riley Gaines joining him. https://t.co/k2NIUT4L1L
West Virginia plans to appeal the Supreme Court's state restrictions of transgender athletes, according to attorney general Patrick Morrisey. https://t.co/ZfpRm6XY8s https://t.co/9UZkMcuN5m
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West Virginia taps Supreme Court over transgender middle school athlete dispute https://t.co/pycZN4hWQF https://t.co/pycZN4hWQF