"I don't feel like first place was taken from me. Instead, I feel like a happy day was turned ugly by a bully who is using children to make political points."

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/30176259

Brett Wilkins May 15, 2025

[article contains some links to studies dispelling anti-trans myths]

"“I ran the fastest 1,600-meter race I have ever run in middle school or high school track and earned varsity status by my school’s standards,” Feldman wrote in a letter to The Portland Press Herald published Wednesday. “I am extremely proud of the effort I put into the race and the time that I achieved. The fact that someone else finished in front of me didn’t diminish the happiness I felt after finishing that race.” "

  • WideEyedStupid@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    Feldman stressed: “I don’t feel like first place was taken from me. Instead, I feel like a happy day was turned ugly by a bully who is using children to make political points.”

    She knows what’s up. Both of them are obvious winners.