Transgender Teen Mack Beggs Wins Texas Girls Wrestling Title for Second Year in a Row
For two years straight, transgender boy Mack Beggs has won the Texas girls 6A wrestling championship in the 110-pound weight class.
Beggs, an 18-year-old from Euless Trinity High, was met with a wave of cheers and boos at the end of his final match against Chelsea Sanchez of Katy Morton Ranch on Saturday. In response, he tapped his chest and faced the crowd.
Beggs has been taking low-dose testosterone injections prescribed by his doctor since his freshman year, though that was not made public until last January. He is allowed to take the testosterone, even though State and UIL rules prohibit their use by high school athletes, because they are “dispensed, prescribed, delivered and administered by a medical practitioner for a valid medical purpose.”
