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Trans Volleyball Player Beats Out Female Competitors for Coveted Division I Women's Scholarship: Report
thefederalistpapers.org ^ | December 15, 2023 | Warner Todd Huston

Posted on 12/16/2023 5:30:27 AM PST by lowbridge

A 17-year-old boy who claims to be a girl could become the first male athlete to receive a women’s scholarship in NCAA Division I sports, according to Reduxx.

The outlet reported Wednesday that California resident Tate Drageset made a verbal commitment to play women’s volleyball at the University of Washington in June. If he signs the offer, he will claim one of 12 scholarships available for women on the team.

Drageset, who plays for the Actyve Volleyball Club in Santa Monica, California, already has helped several girls volleyball teams to championships, according to Reduxx.

He was named the MVP at the Girls Junior National Championships and won the California Interscholastic Federation’s Division 5 Player of 2022-23.

According to the report, the transgender outside hitter’s statistics far outpace those of the girls he faces.

“When compared to same-height female athletes within his volleyball club, Drageset’s standing reach, vertical jump, and other key physical metrics are all more favorable,” said the Independent Council on Women’s Sports, a nonpartisan organization that works to protect women’s sports.

The schools and teams have carefully hidden the fact that Drageset is a boy, according to Reduxx. However, it said, upset parents have been talking about the obvious biological differences between the taller, faster and harder-hitting teen and the girls he has faced and played with.

Some have told Reduxx that they have been intimidated into remaining quiet for fear that they will be branded as hateful and their daughters will be punished by the schools.

“Everyone is scared of how their child will be treated if they speak up. It’s already so competitive to get on a good club team,” one parent said. “The stealing of positions and opportunities has been infuriating and so sad when you see how it affects the girls.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; cheater; failedmaleathlete; ncaa; sports; transgender; volleyball
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To: lowbridge

AOC and the Squaws are celebrating girls losing their Title X scholorships.


41 posted on 12/16/2023 8:43:33 AM PST by bray (You can tell who the Commies fear.)
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To: bigfootbob

I agree. They should refuse to participate and stand up for their rights.


42 posted on 12/16/2023 8:53:34 AM PST by Parmy
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To: lowbridge

There are more details here: https://reduxx.info/exclusive-transgender-athlete-receives-u-washington-offer-to-seize-one-of-just-twelve-womens-volleyball-d1-scholarships/

From the article:

“While Drageset’s transgender status appears to have been carefully concealed by his family in recent years, his mother, Stacey Drageset, reportedly commissioned a short film to be made about Tate in 2016. Titled “Trans-mission.love,” the documentary-style film was produced when Drageset was 12-years-old. While his face is not shown in the film, Drageset can be seen holding a volleyball with his first name on it, and playing volleyball on the beach in sections from the trailer.

Around the same time, Drageset’s mother took his story to the Los Angeles Times, where she revealed that she became convinced her son was transgender due to his preference for “feminine” clothing and colors as a toddler. In the article, Drageset’s parents state that they showed him an interview with Jazz Jennings at age 6 and felt their son “related” to Jennings.

Curiously, the year before Drageset’s family began touting his journey as a “trans kid,” his mother published a children’s picture book on gender identity, one which was recently named in during inquiry into age-appropriate books in Texas schools.”


43 posted on 12/16/2023 8:55:33 AM PST by Labyrinthos
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To: Alberta's Child
This is the inevitable consequence of modern feminism, and these women/girls have nothing to complain about.

The end will be Islam. Everyone will become Muslims.

44 posted on 12/16/2023 9:00:25 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: Parmy
I agree. They should refuse to participate and stand up for their rights.


45 posted on 12/16/2023 9:02:05 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: lowbridge
This kid wouldn't stand a chance playing for a men's college volleyball team at any division level.

It should also be mentioned that the women's volleyball net is 7 1/2 inches shorter than the men's.....

46 posted on 12/16/2023 9:19:18 AM PST by Hot Tabasco (This Is The Way)
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To: gov_bean_ counter
Wasn’t good enough to compete with the boys???

He's just demonstrating that there's nothing a female can do that a male can't do better.

47 posted on 12/16/2023 9:20:00 AM PST by usurper (AI was born with a birth defect.)
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To: Pikachu_Dad

THIS!


48 posted on 12/16/2023 9:37:32 AM PST by reagandemocrat
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