Oregon high school transgender track athlete competes against girls at event, sparking outrage on social media Fox News
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AnOregonhighschoolcameunderfireonSaturdayasatransgenderathletewasabletocompeteagainstgirlsatameet.
AaydenGallagher,a10th-graderatMcDanielHighSchool,competedintheSherwoodNeedForSpeedClassicinSherwood,Oregon.Gallagherwasseeninoneclipblowingawaythecompetitioninaheatforthe200-meter.
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AgeneralviewfromtheNCAAchampionshipsofarunnergettingreadyforarelayrace.(C.MorganEngel/NCAAPhotosviaGettyImages)
Gallagherclockedinwitha25.49markandendedupfinishinginsecondplaceinthateventaswellasthe400meterandinseventhplaceinthe4×100replayandeighthplaceinthe4×400relay.
ButGallagher’sabilitytocompeteintheeventsparkedoutrageonsocialmedia.
“Championingboysingirlssportsisblatantmisogyny,”theIndependentCouncilonWomen’sSports(ICONS)wroteonX.
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