AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - High school athlete Mack Beggs and many of his opponents want him to wrestle against boys, but the transgender boy on Friday wrestled in a Texas championship for girls because of state sport regulations on gender. About a week ago, Beggs won a regional championship after a female wrestler from a Dallas-area high school forfeited the final. Nancy Beggs, Mack Beggs' grandmother and guardian, told the Dallas Morning News after the forfeit in the regional championship match: "Today was not about their students winning. According to transathlete.com, which provides information for transgender athletes, Texas is one of seven U.S. states with policies it sees as discriminatory against transgender athletes. He is living his dream and he is wresting for his high school," Weaver said.

Source: The Star February 24, 2017 21:22 UTC