At the 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, who placed fifth. Eckard and Anderson stated their actions were not out of hate, but to protect the fairness of girls’ sports.
The protest aligns with a trend of female athletes opposing transgender inclusion in sports, highlighted by similar actions across the country.
The America First Policy Institute filed a Title IX complaint against Oregon’s policies allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ sports, claiming violations of federal law.
