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SHOCKING: Us supreme court rules in favour of transgender track runner - You Need To See This

The US Supreme Court ruled in favour of a teenager who is challenging a state law banning transgender athletes from competing in girls' sports [File: Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters]

The United States Supreme Court on Thursday has allowed a 12-year-old transgender girl in West Virginia to continue competing on the girls’ sports teams at her middle school while a lawsuit over a state ban continues.

A majority of the justices refused to disturb an appeals court order that made it possible for the girl, Becky Pepper-Jackson, to continue playing on her school’s track and cross-country teams, where she regularly finishes near the back of the pack.

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