Transgender athlete focuses on what may be her last track season as Supreme Court ruling looms
BRIDGEPORT, W. Va. (AP) — High school athlete Becky Pepper-Jackson takes her position in the throwing circle, tunes out any distractions, then pivots and tosses the discus into the evening twilight.
Her focus is simple. Whether it’s trying to improve on a third-place finish at last year’s West Virginia state track meet or ignoring naysayers who don’t want a transgender girl on a girls' sports team, the Bridgeport High School sophomore just wants to enjoy time with her friends. Anything else that might deflect her attention gets set aside.
And, for now, that means not worrying about what the U. S. Supreme Court will decide by early summer in a case where she's the centerpiece over whether trans girls can compete.
“I’m not here to get an advantage,” Pepper-Jackson said. “I’ve been like pushed down and have people that just look at me nasty my whole life. And I’ve learned that that’s just something I’m going to have to deal with.
" A plaintiff at age 11 In 2021, Pepper-Jackson took a stand by challenging a newly signed law in West Virginia banning trans athletes from competing in female sports in middle and high schools and colleges. The U. S.
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