The law at issue in the case B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education was enacted to ensure equal athletic opportunities for women. The male athlete, who attends Bridgeport Middle School, asked the 4th Circuit to halt enforcement of the law while on appeal so the athlete could compete on the girls' track team. The court granted the request, relying on the athlete's repeated assurances that the injunction "will harm no one." But the motion to dissolve the injunction on appeal explains that significant changes have occurred since the court entered the injunction three months ago: The male athlete's physical advantage and athletic ability have dramatically improved to the point that the athlete is now repeatedly taking away athletic opportunities from girls.

"When you ignore biological reality and allow males to compete on girls' sports teams, girls are harmed and denied athletic opportunities—even in middle school," said ADF Senior Counsel Christiana Kiefer. "This male athlete's athletic success demonstrates that the injunction against West Virginia's women's sports law is undeniably causing multiple girls to suffer, and we urge the 4th Circuit to take immediate action and restore a fair playing field for female athletes."

The new motion askes the court to suspend the injunction while the appeal moves forward to ensure that female athletes in West Virginia endure no further harm. As they explain, "The results from the recent spring track-and-field season speak for themselves: [The male athlete] is displacing girls out of top spots in competition and off of coveted roster spots at championship and other meets. This undeniable, quantitative evidence constitutes a significant change that make it inequitable to leave the injunction in place because it will injure yet more girls in the fall season."

"West Virginia passed its women's sports law to protect female athletes, requiring males to compete on teams consistent with their sex. This path is legal, logical, and longstanding," said ADF Vice President of Litigation Strategy and Center for Conscience Initiatives Jonathan Scruggs. "In light of the consequential new facts in this lawsuit, we're urging the 4th Circuit to allow West Virginia to enforce its validly enacted law that protects female athletes and their athletic opportunities."

ADF attorneys represent Lainey Armistead, a former West Virginia State University soccer player who intervened in the lawsuit to defend the state's law.

In a recent op-ed, West Virginia middle-schooler Taylor Allen wrote about her experience as a female athlete and urged the court to defend the state's law protecting women's sports: "The case in my home state, like others around the country, is about whether boys should be able to play in girls' sports if they identify as girls. The truth is, if West Virginia allowed that at my school, I'd lose my dream. There's no way I could be one of the best players if there were boys on the court with me." Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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