Five schoolgirls REFUSE to compete against Transgender at west Virgnia track and field events

Just a couple of days after a transgender middle school student won an appeals court ruling to allow her to compete on the track team, several athletes from a rival team stepped into the shot put against her and then stepped back out, declining to participate.

The situation unfolded at the Harrison County Championships for middle schools on Thursday. OutKick, an outlet that covers sports from a conservative perspective, broke the story nationally with an article that included video of middle schoolers with their faces blurred stepping out of the shot put competition.

Riley Gaines
Riley Gaines, 24, a former collegiate swimmer who has been involved in gender issues surrounding sports, including in West Virginia, publicly commented on the middle school event, calling out the transgender athlete by name. Gaines hosts a podcast for OutKick, which is owned by Fox Corp. and founded by Clay Travis.

In a social media post that led off with fire alarm symbols, Gaines wrote, “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.”