CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA: "Today, Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU West Virginia, and Cooley LLP filed a lawsuit challenging West Virginia’s new law banning girls and women who are transgender from participating in school sports. The lawsuit is brought by and on behalf of 11-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson. Pepper-Jackson comes from a family of avid runners and was looking forward to trying out for the girls’ cross-country team as she prepared to start middle school when Gov. Jim Justice signed HB 3293 into law. In elementary school, Pepper-Jackson was a member of the cheer team for the local youth football league.
“We told lawmakers around the country that we would see them in court if they passed legislation attacking trans youth, and today we are making good on that promise,” said Joshua Block, senior staff attorney with the ACLU. “Transgender youth in West Virginia who want to be on a team and challenge themselves should have the opportunity to do so, just like any other student.”
https://www.wtrf.com/news/west-virginia-headlines/aclu-files-a-lawsuit-challenging-west-virginias-new-transgender-sports-law/