Caitlyn Jenner, the former Olympic winner and reality Tv set persona now functioning for California governor, stated she opposes transgender women competing in girls’ sports activities at school
LOS ANGELES — Caitlyn Jenner, the previous Olympic champion and truth Television set temperament now running for California governor, claimed she opposes transgender women competing in girls’ sporting activities at college.
Jenner, a 1976 decathlon Olympic gold medalist who arrived out as a transgender girl in 2015, informed a TMZ reporter on Saturday that it’s “a issue of fairness.”
“That’s why I oppose biological boys who are trans competing in girls’ sporting activities in university. It just isn’t good. And we have to defend girls’ sports activities in our colleges,” Jenner reported Saturday in the course of a quick interview in a Malibu parking good deal.
It was Jenner’s initial remark on the controversial issue because asserting her candidacy to switch Gov. Gavin Newsom in a remember election. 5 states have handed legislation or carried out govt orders this 12 months restricting the potential of transgender youths to play athletics or receive particular health care remedy. There’s been a vehement outcry from supporters of transgender rights.
Jenner, a Republican, supported Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election but later on criticized his administration for some discriminatory steps in opposition to transgender men and women.
Several transgender-legal rights advocates have criticized Jenner, stating she has failed to influence them that she is a important asset to their cause.