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by competing against girls. He's taking testosterone as part of his girl-to-boy transition. Critics say this gives him an unfair advantage. But the state allows such medication if it's used as treatment for a health condition. Which in this case, it is.
He actually wanted to compete against other boys. But Texas also has those "birth certificate" regulations which require athletes to participate in sports as the sex stated on their birth certificates. So he can only wrestle other girls, even though he's legally taking an anabolic steroid which allows him to develop greater muscle mass than most all of his opponents.
I wonder if the Texas authorities had any idea of the bizarre consequences of their poorly thought-out regulations.
Transgender teenage wrestler wins Texas state championship
He actually wanted to compete against other boys. But Texas also has those "birth certificate" regulations which require athletes to participate in sports as the sex stated on their birth certificates. So he can only wrestle other girls, even though he's legally taking an anabolic steroid which allows him to develop greater muscle mass than most all of his opponents.
I wonder if the Texas authorities had any idea of the bizarre consequences of their poorly thought-out regulations.
Transgender teenage wrestler wins Texas state championship