Outrage As Trans Teen Wins Wrestling Championship
February 28, 2017
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as posted by the channelMack Beggs is a transgender teen who just won a wrestling championship in Texas and people are outraged. Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, and Ben Mankiewicz, the hosts of The Young Turks, tell you why. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
“CYPRESS, Tex. — Booed and bloody, Mack Beggs dropped to his knees to celebrate. He was, after four wins and two days and all the rest, a state champion.
In a 12-2 victory against Chelsea Sanchez in the 110-pound classification, Beggs ended a highly controversial and dramatic weekend by becoming the first transgender participant to win a Class 6A girls’ state championship in Texas high school wrestling.
“I just witnessed my sport change,” a longtime Texas wrestling coach said moments after Beggs, a 17-year-old junior at Trinity High in Euless whose transition from girl to boy began two years ago and now includes testosterone injections, won a championship. The victory was seen as equal parts unavoidable — quick and noticeably strong, he entered the tournament unbeaten in 52 matches against girls — and contentious. The University Interscholastic League, which oversees sports in Texas public schools, ordered Beggs to continue competing in the girls’ division despite heavy uproar and a lawsuit earlier this month in a Travis County district court.”
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Hosts: Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Ben Mankiewicz
Cast: Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Ben Mankiewicz
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