Trans athlete wins USA Cycling women's event as female opponents protest and speak out- Athletes claim they weren't notified about transgender competitor Kate Phillips' participation prior to the event
A
trans-identifying athlete won a women's cycling event that was officially sanctioned by
USA Cycling on Tuesday,
prompting female opponents to protest and speak out. The trans athlete, Kate Phillips, won first place at the Lyons Masters National Championships in Wisconsin on Tuesday. Phillips beat out veteran women's cyclist Julie Peterson for the gold, and Peterson then refused to
take the podium at the medal ceremony in protest.
"You could clearly see the power that he had," Peterson told Fox News Digital about Phillips.
"I've raced for 25 years in conditions that only women can understand. There's a lot that only a born female woman goes through because of the cycles that we have. Even that alone is something that a man-born biological male can never experience. There's nothing that can stimulate that, when you show up to the race and you are at the worst point of the monthly cycle and you know you're at a disadvantage."...
