Cenk Uygur
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Trangender Teen Athlete Causes Controversy
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June 9, 2016
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6:58Now PlayingA high school athlete is causing controversy. She is transgender and parents are worried she has an advantage over other girls. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
“In May, high school senior Nattaphon Wangyot made Alaskan history as first transgender athlete to compete at a statewide high school championship. Wangyot, who attends Haines High School, had participated in Anchorage, Alaska's track meet with hundreds of other student runners.
But her success was also met with criticisms by some who argued that she has an unfair biological advantage over the other female runners. "Allowing students to play on teams of the opposite sex disproportionately impacts female students, who will lose spots on a track, soccer and volleyball teams to male students who identify as female," Jim Minnery, president of the organization Alaska Family Action, said at a press conference protesting Wangyot's participation, according to Alaska Dispatch News.
Some students agree with the conservative group. "It's the DNA," student and winner of the Class 4A girls 3,200-meter race Peyton Young told Alaska Dispatch News. "Genetically a guy has more muscle mass than a girl, and if he's racing against a girl, he may have an advantage."
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