Trans athlete's family files response in Supreme Court women's sports case

OutKick host Riley Gaines joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss her reaction to the news and why she considers it 'long overdue' as public pressure on the issue continues to mount. 

The family of transgender athlete Becky Pepper-Jackson filed a response in a forthcoming Supreme Court battle over biological males in women's sports.

The brief, filed by the athlete's mother, Heather Jackson, argues that West Virginia's law that prohibits transgender athletes from competing in women's sports violates Title IX.

Title IX does not explicitly protect the right of biologically male transgender people to identify as women. The current administration and West Virginia state government do not interpret Title IX as protective of that right.

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Heather Jackson's brief also makes note of her child's character, and desire to play sports with girls.

"B.P.J. is a teenage girl from West Virginia who is 'bright and kind.' She makes ‘straight A’s’ and loves math and science. She also loves playing with her family dogs, riding her bike, running, and spending time with her friends," the brief reads.

"B.P.J. wants to play sports for the same reasons most kids do: to have fun and make friends as part of a team. Her experiences on sports teams have given her the opportunity to build teamwork, confidence, and friendship while cultivating her work ethic.

"She feels free and fully herself when she is out on the field. Because participating on boys’ teams as a transgender girl would be isolating, stigmatizing, and publicly humiliating, and because co-ed teams in West Virginia are virtually non-existent, the girls’ teams are B.P.J.’s only real option for participating in her school’s athletic