{"id":2225563,"date":"2024-04-19T18:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T22:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-west-virginia-middle-school-girls-refuse-to-compete-at-track-meet-to-protest-trans-identifying-player\/"},"modified":"2024-04-19T18:43:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T22:43:02","slug":"five-west-virginia-middle-school-girls-refuse-to-compete-at-track-meet-to-protest-trans-identifying-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-west-virginia-middle-school-girls-refuse-to-compete-at-track-meet-to-protest-trans-identifying-player\/","title":{"rendered":"Five middle school girls from West Virginia boycott track meet over transgender athlete participation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffive-west-virginia-middle-school-girls-refuse-to-compete-at-track-meet-to-protest-trans-identifying-player%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2225563&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Five middle school girls from West Virginia&#8217;s Liberty High School refused to race against a transgender \u2062male athlete at a\u200b track \u200dmeet, protesting his participation in shot put and\u200d discus events. Video footage of the protest went viral on \u200dsocial media. The 13-year-old transgender athlete competes for Bridgeport Middle \u2062School. This incident is part of a larger legal issue regarding \u2062transgender athletes\u200d in girls&#8217; sports.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Five middle school girls refused to race against a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-s-has-to-stop-comedian-rob-schneider-says-stop-making-girls-compete-against-trans-identifying-men\/\" title=\"\u2018This S*** Has To Stop\u2019: Comedian Rob Schneider Says Stop Making Girls Compete Against Trans-Identifying Men\">trans-identifying male player<\/a> at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/west-virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Virginia<\/a> track and field meet on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The five girls, who play for Liberty High School, which hosted the meet, refused to participate in the \u201cshot put\u201d event, where players throw a heavy ball as far as they can, Outkick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/sports\/west-virginia-girls-protest-transgender-biological-male-track-field\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One by one, the five girls stepped into the starting area and then stepped out, refusing to compete, video of the competition that was shared to social media shows.<\/p>\n<p>The girls reportedly did the same for the discus throwing event.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8FIVE middle school female athletes in West Virginia refuse to throw shot put against male, Becky Pepper-Jackson. <\/p>\n<p>This comes just 2 days after the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the WV law that says you must compete in the category that matches your sex. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RzMgh4jVRU\">pic.twitter.com\/RzMgh4jVRU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/1781150007858470913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The trans-identifying 13-year-old boy reportedly competes in both shot put and discus throwing. He plays on the girls track and field team at Bridgeport Middle School in Bridgeport.<\/p>\n<p>One of the girls who stepped out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/sports\/west-virginia-girls-protest-transgender-biological-male-track-field\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> that the trans-identifying boy won the championship shot put event.<\/p>\n<p>A total of seven schools competed at Thursday\u2019s competition, the Harrison County Middle School Championships.<\/p>\n<p>The 13-year-old trans-identifying boy at the girls\u2019 track meet is at the center of a federal case dealing with biological males in girls sports.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-amendment-activists-prevail-in-federal-court\/\" title=\"Second Amendment Activists Prevail in Federal Court\u00a0\">federal appeals court ruled<\/a> that West Virginia\u2019s law barring trans-identifying boys from competing on girls\u2019 teams cannot be enforced against this particular boy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe defendants cannot expect that B.P.J. will countermand her social transition, her medical treatment, and all the work she has done with her schools, teachers, and coaches for nearly half her life by introducing herself to teammates, coaches, and even opponents as a boy,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/west-virginia-transgender-sports-ban-ruling-badf5518ada74d01a3f0a0420d2f4074\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> Judge Toby Heytens.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling only applies to this particular 13-year-old boy, who has been on puberty blockers since third grade.<\/p>\n<p>The video of the girls stepping out of the competition was shared by former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines, who criticized the adults who allowed the trans-identifying boy to compete against girls. Gaines previously swam against Lia Thomas, a biological male, and since then has been an outspoken advocate for girls\u2019 sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a sad day when 13-14yr old girls have to be the adults in the room, but I couldn\u2019t be more inspired by and proud of these girls,\u201d Gaines posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnough is enough. The tide is turning!\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, women and girls across the country have raised objections to competing against and alongside biological males. Nevertheless, many schools and sports organizations still allow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-data-emerges-of-1100-adolescent-gender-affirming-mastectomies\/\" title=\"New Data Emerges Of 1,100+ Adolescent \u2018Gender Affirming\u2019 Mastectomies\">trans-identifying males<\/a> to compete on the opposite sex\u2019s teams.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, a Massachusetts private school stood by its decision to let a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-gm-shows-up-to-press-conference-wearing-shirt-about-women-and-girls-in-sports\/\" title=\"NFL GM Shows Up To Press Conference Wearing Shirt About \u2018Women And Girls\u2019 In Sports\">trans-identifying male play<\/a> on the girls\u2019 basketball team after three opposing players said they got hurt.<\/p>\n<p>However, there is some momentum against combining girls and trans-identifying males in sport.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), which governs sports at more than 240 small colleges, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/naia-college-athletics-org-bans-trans-identifying-men-from-competing-in-womens-sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> a new policy on Monday banning trans-identifying male athletes from playing on women\u2019s teams.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five middle school girls declined to compete against a transgender male athlete at a West Virginia track meet. Representing Liberty High School, the girls boycotted the &#8220;shot put&#8221; event where participants hurl a heavy ball. The protest occurred on Thursday during the meet hosted by Liberty High School. 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