Maine high school sophomore trans runner, 16, dominates girls' races

A trans high school sophomore in has faced criticism for competing in the girls' 5k cross-country competition, despite running last year as a boy.

Soren Stark-Chessa, a pupil at the private Maine Coast Waldorf School in Freeport, was ranked 172nd in the district as a freshman in the boy's competition.

Over the course of the last year, Stark-Chessa transitioned, and now, as a sophomore, races in the girls' competitions - where she is ranked fourth.

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