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Transgender athlete focuses on what may be her last track season as Supreme Court ruling looms
Pepper-Jackson says this may be her final season if the court upholds bans affecting transgender girls, with a ruling expected by early summer.
- As the Supreme Court nears a decision by early summer on state bans, Bridgeport High School sophomore Pepper-Jackson competes in her track season, potentially marking her final year if the court rules against her.
- Pepper-Jackson became a plaintiff in 2021, at age 11, after West Virginia enacted a law barring transgender athletes from competing on girls' teams, placing the student at the center of a national culture war.
- "I'm not here to get an advantage," Pepper-Jackson said, while West Virginia Attorney General McCuskey stated, "On the athletic field, biological sex matters—gender identity does not."
- If the Supreme Court rules state bans legal, the case could immediately bar transgender student athletes from competing nationwide, effectively ending Pepper-Jackson's high school track career.
- Pepper-Jackson follows the success of other transgender girls competing in California and Washington, noting, "There's a lot of core lessons you learn from being in sports.
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Transgender athlete focuses on what may be her last track season as Supreme Court ruling looms
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