Transgenderism Won’t Let Girls Say No

Originally published by the Wall Street Journal

High-school girls in states across the country are being forced to make a choice no athlete should ever have to face: compete against a male athlete in a girls-only event, or walk away from the sport they’ve trained their whole lives for. This isn’t theoretical, and it isn’t limited to a few cases. It’s happening with the full knowledge and determined endorsement of school and athletic officials.

At this season’s Oregon track and field state championships, a male athlete, who finished last in the boys’ competition two years ago, competed in the girls’ high jump. He finished fifth. Across Oregon, female athletes are being coerced to surrender their integrity and dignity to stand on a podium beside someone who doesn’t belong in their category.

When girls tell the truth, they face consequences. This weekend, Reese Eckard and Alexa Anderson, who placed fourth and third respectively in the state high-jump event, chose not to take the podium alongside the male competitor. Instead, they stood respectfully in front of the podium in silent protest—refusing to endorse what they knew was wrong. For that, they were publicly admonished by an official and told to move to the side.

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