{"id":3149,"date":"2025-03-06T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T10:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/?p=3149"},"modified":"2025-03-06T12:51:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T12:51:56","slug":"im-a-3-sport-high-school-female-athlete-in-maine-i-shouldnt-have-to-compete-against-biological-males","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/06\/im-a-3-sport-high-school-female-athlete-in-maine-i-shouldnt-have-to-compete-against-biological-males\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m a\u00a03-sport\u00a0high school female\u00a0athlete\u00a0in\u00a0Maine\u00a0\u2013 I shouldn\u2019t have to compete\u00a0against\u00a0biological\u00a0males"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week I attended a roundtable with Attorney General Pam Bondi and several state attorneys general\u00a0on\u00a0protecting women\u2019s sports<\/a>. As I have been so many times before when donning a\u00a0Maine\u00a0uniform, I was proud to represent my state, my community and my teammates.<\/p>\n

But unfortunately, my own state attorney general, who should be an advocate for the interests of women and girls in the state of\u00a0Maine<\/a>, did not even bother to attend. In fact, none of the state attorneys general for any of the five female\u00a0athletes included in the discussion came to the meeting.<\/p>\n

While these public officials will not raise their voices in defense of the girls in their states, we will \u2013 for ourselves, for our teammates and for the countless female\u00a0athletes to follow.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We know we are not alone. We are backed in this fight\u00a0against\u00a0our own state governments by the American people, Attorney General Bondi, and President\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I\u2019M A RUNNER AND I KNOW THE RACE TO SAVE WOMEN\u2019S SPORTS HAS STARTED OFF GREAT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

As a three-sport varsity\u00a0athlete\u00a0in\u00a0Maine\u00a0\u2013 soccer, Nordic skiing, and track and field \u2013 I was shocked and disappointed to hear\u00a0Maine\u00a0Gov. Janet Mills<\/a>\u2019 recent comments that she intends to continue her fight\u00a0against\u00a0the executive order banning\u00a0biological\u00a0males from women\u2019s and girls\u2019 sports.<\/p>\n

I know the level of grit, determination, passion and sacrifice it takes to excel in physical competition. Girls strive tirelessly for years to hone their skills and perfect their performance.<\/p>\n

Ever since I was a little girl, I\u2019ve been dreaming of becoming a state champion, and I have worked hard every single day since to achieve that goal. It was exhilarating to win a state title in track and field last season. Like so many\u00a0athletes, I thrive when facing a challenge.<\/p>\n

Contrary to my experience as a track\u00a0athlete, Nordic skiing brought up different emotions at times. When I was first told that a\u00a0biological\u00a0male would be\u00a0competing\u00a0against\u00a0me, my new goal became to beat\u00a0him. I had faced every previous athletic hurdle with persistence and resolve, and I was determined to continue to participate in my sport and compete to win..<\/p>\n

MAINE\u2019S GIRL ATHLETES PAYING THE PRICE FOR EXTREMISM OF STATE POLITICIANS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

But the presence of transgender\u00a0athletes in women\u2019s and girls\u2019 sports is an impossible and unfair challenge. The fact of the matter is that men and\u00a0boys\u00a0have a clear\u00a0biological\u00a0advantage over women and girls.<\/p>\n

No matter how hard we try, female\u00a0athletes will never be able to compete\u00a0on\u00a0a level playing field\u00a0against\u00a0male\u00a0athletes. It\u2019s unjust and cruel to ignore this reality at the expense of women\u2019s athletic excellence.<\/p>\n

The blood, sweat and tears that female\u00a0athletes have poured into training and practicing become meaningless when we are denied the chance to compete fairly.\u00a0Allowing men into women\u2019s sports<\/a> moves the goalpost to an unattainable new standard.<\/p>\n

These policies aren\u2019t pro-woman; they\u2019re anti-woman. Their practical consequence is to strip state titles, championships, records and scholarships from deserving women.\u00a0<\/p>\n

My heart is broken for the countless female\u00a0athletes who have poured themselves into excelling in their competitions\u00a0only to have their hard-earned distinction, as the best in their fields, taken away from them by\u00a0biological\u00a0males. I know what that feels like \u2013 the immediate sense of defeat that washes over you because you cannot surpass or even match the strength of someone who\u2019s naturally far beyond your physical caliber.<\/p>\n

THE ALL-OUT WAR ON FEMALE ATHLETES ENDS NOW, THANKS TO PRESIDENT TRUMP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t something that I or any other female\u00a0athlete\u00a0should ever have to feel.\u00a0Allowing men into women\u2019s and girls\u2019 sports is a betrayal of everything women\u2019s sports exists to protect: a space where women can compete and excel and have their unique strengths, talents and dignity celebrated and honored.<\/p>\n

Likewise, as a Christian, I believe that every person has inherent dignity and worth and possesses unique God-given talents and abilities. It does not diminish women to say that men and women are\u00a0biologically different and that men can typically outperform women in physical competition \u2013 it’s a scientific fact and denying it, especially in bypassing Title IX protections<\/a>,\u00a0only harms women.<\/p>\n

For women to flourish, we need to have spaces where our unique traits, capabilities and talents will be celebrated and protected.<\/p>\n

This is why I am speaking up: future generations of female\u00a0athletes deserve to have their femininity celebrated and their achievements honored. They deserve the same opportunities I had in the years before I was forced to compete\u00a0against\u00a0the\u00a0biological\u00a0males invading my division.<\/p>\n

WILL DEMOCRATS STAND UP FOR WOMEN OR LET MEN DESTROY GIRLS\u2019 SPORTS?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

I truly fear for the future of women\u2019s sports if states like my own continue in this direction. Girls of\u00a0all\u00a0ages are watching women be erased from sports \u2013 they can no longer have confidence that their effort and dedication will be honored with a fair shot\u00a0against\u00a0their physical equals.<\/p>\n

We have to win this battle for them. This is a competition we cannot lose.<\/p>\n

I had hoped that our female governor would fight for us and for the level playing field that took so long to secure, but she has shown that the protection of\u00a0Maine\u2019s female\u00a0athletes is not her priority.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Even though Gov. Mills is actively trying to take away our opportunities, I have faith that the president and the army of pro-woman coaches<\/a>, parents and officials around the country will reinstate fairness and sanity in women\u2019s and girls\u2019 sports.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s time to stop taking away opportunities from the women and girls who have worked so hard for excellence and distinction. And it\u2019s time to stop pretending that it\u2019s fair for men to compete in female sports.\u00a0Biological\u00a0males should\u00a0only compete in men\u2019s divisions \u2013 it’s truly that simple.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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