Footage appears to show a group of five middle school girls protesting being forced to compete against a biological male opponent who identifies as trans.
FIVE middle school female athletes in West Virginia refuse to throw shot put against male, Becky Pepper-Jackson.
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.
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In a ruling earlier this week, a federal appeals court ruled in favor of the trans teenager competing against biological girls after he sued the state of West Virginia over its law banning trans athletes from competing in female sports at public schools and universities.
After the ruling, the teen appeared at a shot put competition to compete against biological females.
In protest, several of the girls walked into the shot put sector, briefly stood, and walked off without tossing a shot.
OutKick reports one of the girls who took part in the demonstration revealed the transgender athlete won the shot put event.