Federal Judge Blocks West Virginia Transgender Ban

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A federal court has issued an injunction against West Virginia's law banning trans students from participating in school sports, according to the American Civil Liberties Union, which filed a lawsuit on behalf of an 11-year-old who wanted to try out for her middle school cross country team but was barred from doing so.

“I am excited to know that I will be able to try out for the girls’ cross-country team and follow in the running shoes of my family,” said Becky Pepper-Jackson in a statement released Wednesday by the ACLU and reported by Sports Illustrated. “It hurt that the State of West Virginia would try to block me from pursuing my dreams. I just want to play.”

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