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Sunday, March 05, 2017

Transgender boy Mack Beggs wins Texas state girls' wrestling title

CYPRESS, Texas -- A 17-year-old transgender boy completed an undefeated season Saturday by winning a controversial Texas state girls' wrestling title in an event clouded by criticism from those who believe the testosterone he's taking as he transitions from female to male created an unfair advantage.

The family of Mack Beggs has said he would rather be wrestling boys, but state policy calls for students to wrestle against the gender listed on their birth certificates. So Beggs, a junior from Euless Trinity, beat Chelsea Sanchez 12-2 in the 110-pound weight class to improve to 56-0 and earn the championship.

Beggs fell to his knees for a moment after the win as a mixture of cheers and boos rained down on him. He then hugged his coach and left the mat.

He had a bit of fun with his fellow wrestlers at the medal ceremony when he counted down from three and all six of the top finishers posed by doing a dab on the medal stand.

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38 comments:

Anonymous said...

Testosterone levels are tested in combat sports for a good reason. It would've been suspended from competing and have had it's win forfeited.

Anonymous said...

Sounds like a clear case of doping an athlete. She should be disqualified. SHE. Got that? It means NOT a guy.

Anonymous said...

OK... I'm really confused.
This is a girl who believes he's a guy that take drugs to make sure he's a guy and not a girls while competing with girls.
I'm 70 years old. I'm too old for this stuff.
But if all that is true, then Lord I'm ready to go, because I've now seen it all!

Anonymous said...

Something very wrong here. Until they change the rules, I would disqualify all school sports until fair and equitable rules are in place so this never happens again. Rules should be simple, God made, not man made!!!!

Anonymous said...

Need to wait until transitions is complete before competing. Not a fair match. Should be disqualified.

Anonymous said...

I'm too old for it too 7:43.

Anonymous said...

Disgusting, The other girls were robbed out of a legitimate chance of reaching their goal.

Anonymous said...

Stop calling her "he/him."

Anonymous said...

Ya know it is really screwed up when this is supposed to be normal

Anonymous said...

Whatever, good God!

Anonymous said...

i'm sure if it wrestled guys it's record would not be what it currently is! Don't they call this doping in other sports?

Anonymous said...

WTH is a "dab"?

Unknown said...

This is just plain wrong a boy inside a fake girls body on a girls team no no no we have got to fix this.!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Each and every opponent should have refused to wrestle this freak.

Anonymous said...

If she does not have a "Y" chromosome she is not a male. It's just that simple.

Anonymous said...

Transgender Operations should be made ILLEGAL .....
This country has been on the Highway to Hell !!!

Anonymous said...

Sounds like she/he it,...is trying to have it both ways.

Anonymous said...

Oh Boy...or Oh Girl.

Better yet - OH MY!!!!!

Unknown said...

You can stick your chroma.Its was a male

Anonymous said...

transgenders need to start their own country > Not here !!

Anonymous said...

I'm with the chromosomal identifier concept. Anything else is pretending.

Anonymous said...

You Are > What You were Born > and that Cannot Be changed !!

Anonymous said...

Some like it Both ways ...well you can't be Both Boy and Girl !! that's too complicated ...........make your mind up

Bob said...

I feel like a woman today, can I shower with them at the YMCA then? I am willing to wear a dress to get in their locker room. I will rise to the occasion.

Anonymous said...

This is Bullsh!t!!

Anonymous said...

Eliminate gender in sports. All genders tryout for same team then the team is what it is!! Problem solved! (Sarcasm here!!)

Anonymous said...

It was a girl transitioning to a dude. She took male hormones.

Anonymous said...

I see what you did there. "Rise to the occasion"!!!! Lol.

Anonymous said...

Unfortunately she didn't do anything against the rules that were in place. She didn't want to wrestle girls but Texas athletic officials made her bc the rules state they must wrestle the gender that is on their birth certificate. Maybe the rules need to change.

Anonymous said...

This is where I'm confused... The poster at 6:00 calls her "she", the story calls him "he".
If Hillary had been elected, I think we'd have the beginnings of mandatory Transgender Sports teams in schools!

Anonymous said...

Yes, because he/she is now an it, and nothing less or more.

Anonymous said...

Wrestle with Bruce Jenner / Katlin next time !!!

Anonymous said...

OutLaw sex change operations / this will fix alot in USA

Anonymous said...

Cher's SON will wrestle with you !!!

Anonymous said...

Except pump her body full of testosterone. Smh and the govt supports this. Not fair to the girls or boys. Thats pure mental health issues.

Anonymous said...

boy wrestling, girl wrestling, it wrestling - problem solved. if only one it shows up it is state champ and gets a trophy

Anonymous said...

600..She has super human strength compared to a girl. Approximately 20x the normal testosterone levels of a girl. 4x more then a boy. Don't do a combat sport think about others and not yourself could have advoided this. Instead two girls lost college scholarships and several got injured.

Anonymous said...

So the girl wants to be a boy. Then wrestle the boys, and get your girlie ass kicked.