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Two Students Protest Transgender Medalist at Oregon Track and Field State Championships
- At the 2024 Oregon high jump state championships, two female athletes, Alexa Anderson and Reese Eckard, protested by not standing on the podium with a transgender competitor named Lia Rose.
- The demonstration occurred in response to the state athletic association's rules permitting transgender students to compete in sports according to their gender identity, amid ongoing national controversies and executive actions opposing such policies.
- Anderson, who placed third, and Eckard, who placed fourth, stepped behind the podium and declined their medals while the transgender athlete from Ida B. Wells High School finished fifth.
- Anderson told Fox News she protested to uphold fairness in girls' athletics, explaining that their decision to step away from the podium was not motivated by animosity but by a need to speak out against what they believe is wrong.
- The incident highlights ongoing disputes over transgender participation in women's sports, with OSAA reviewing the event and federal investigations into potential Title IX violations underway in Oregon.
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A female Oregon high school track and field athlete who protested on the victory podium after competing against a transgender individual told Newsmax on Wednesday she’s frustrated seeing biological males taking spots away from women in sporting events. Alexa Anderson, a senior at Tigard High School in suburban Portland, Oregon, finished third in the high jump at the state championships Saturday, two spots ahead of Lia Rose, a transgender athlete…
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To play or not to play? That is the question many transgender athletes are facing in the U.S. these days. There have been several cases of transgender athletes at colleges and high schools not being allowed to participate, or being booed or ostracized, if they do. The latest incident happened in the Pacific Northwest, in Oregon, at the state’s high school track and field championships. The podium featured the top seven winners, but the third and…
Girl Says Track Meet Officials Ordered Her To Get Out Of The Way After Protesting Trans-Athlete Win
A high school track meet in Oregon sparked national outrage after two female athletes refused to share the podium with a transgender competitor—and were allegedly told to move out of photo range. Key Facts: Alexa Anderson, a senior at Tigard High School, refused to share the podium with a trans athlete during a state championship meet in Oregon. Fellow competitor Reese Eckard joined Anderson in stepping down; both were allegedly told by an offi…
At a youth championship in Oregon, two female athletes refuse to share the podium with a trans woman – and are turned away by an official. In California, protests against the participation of trans women are ongoing, with demonstrators gathering outside the stadium – and in the air.
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