An Oregon high school transgender runner who competed against biological girls in preliminaries of a league championship drew outrage this week.
An Oregon high school transgender runner caused outrage on social media on Wednesday after competing in several events at the Portland Interscholastic League Championship semifinals against girls. Aayden Gallagher, of McDaniel High School, finished in first place in the 400-meter preliminary event with a 56.14 time – 0.23 seconds better than the second-place finisher. Gallagher finished second in the 200-meter preliminary event with a time of 24.49 – about 0.
Gallagher qualified for the finals for both events. Video clips of Gallagher running in the events appeared on social media and drew outrage. Two-time Olympic runner Mara Yamauchi was among those who spoke out. 'He’s not even putting in a max effort. Disgusting,' she wrote on X. 'On the plus side, this is a clear illustration of male advantage. All females finish close together. He is way ahead. Everyone who allows males in the Female category should hang their heads in shame.
Aaaaaand here we go again,' she wrote on X. 'And DO NOT come on here and say the girls should just refuse to compete. The ADULTS are the problem, and we all know it. Stop telling kids that one boy’s 'feelings' matter more than every other girl they compete against.' Piers Morgan added: 'Any woman who supports this crap is a traitor to their sex. It’s shameful that the integrity of women’s sport is being destroyed like this.
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