US EditionTrans track athlete wins varsity girls competition after previously placing last against JV boys: report
- A transgender athlete named Lia Rose won the high jump at the Portland Interscholastic League Varsity Relays with a jump of 4 feet, 8 inches.
- Lia Rose, formerly known as Zachary Rose, finished last in boys junior varsity with a jump of 4 feet, 6 inches two years earlier.
- A spokesperson from Portland Public Schools could not confirm if Lia and Zachary are the same person due to privacy laws.
- These events have sparked discussions around fairness and safety in girls' sports, as noted by competitors like Abigail Wilson.
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Portland Press HeraldLetter: Impressed by Kessa Benner op-ed
I applaud Kessa Benner’s March 21 opinion speaking out on the unfairness of her having to compete against an individual assigned male at birth in her athletic event (“Opinion: My dream of a state pole vaulting championship was unfairly shattered). She is correct. A similar opinion piece recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal, written […]
Male athlete wins girls' high jump competition despite finishing dead last when competing against boys
A male athlete took first place in a high school high jump competition for girls last week, just a few days after the Department of Education launched a federal investigation into the school district.Zachary Rose, who now goes by "Lia" (or sometimes "Liaa"), is a student from Ida B. Wells high school in Portland, Oregon. Last Wednesday, Rose won the girls' varsity high jump at the Portland Interscholastic League Varsity Relays. Rose beat the sec…
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