I've been training to be a championship sprinter since I was eight years old.

With the help of my parents, my coaches, and my teammates, I did it.

By sophomore year of high school, in 2018, I was one of the top five female high school sprinters

in Connecticut. But then, one day, I wasn't. At the state championships that year, two people

passed me, passed all of us girls, literally. They finished first and second in our races,

dominating the field. Were they more motivated? Did they train harder? I don't think so.

But they did have an edge, a big one we couldn't match. They were biological boys who said they

were transgender girls. Do you think that's fair? Males competing against females?

Before you make up your mind, let me tell you a bit about what it took for me to become a top

female sprinter. It meant training with my team every day after school for at least two hours,

working to shape fractions of a second off of my time in the 100 and 200 meter dash.

It meant not hanging out after school or going out with friends on the weekends.

It meant getting up early every Saturday morning and competing all day at a meet. It meant

not indulging in any of the things that might cost me my dream. And here's the thing about the

two biological males that took the top two girls medals in the state of Connecticut. Their

times were not even good enough to qualify them to compete in the state championships on the boys'

team. Let me say that again in case you missed it. Their times were not good enough to qualify them

for their boys state championships. But two years in a row, they won first and second place competing

against the girls. All in all, these two biological males won 15 women state championship titles.

Some in the media have accused me of being a sore loser. They tell me to run harder.

But the biological changes that males go through during puberty are so significant,

they gain an insurmountable advantage and strengthen in speed. That's why boys always competed

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