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Transgender Cyclist Lashes Out, Calls Critics Questioning His Win ‘Transphobic Bigots’

Emily Zanotti

Transgender “woman” Rachel McKinnon won gold at the 2018 UCI Masters, but now the athlete says his victory has been marred by news outlets and fellow athletes who insist on pointing out “she’s” actually a biological male.

McKinnon, who considers himself transgender but is still biologically male, won the track cycling medal last week, competing against a field of only women. McKinnon sailed to an easy win, largely because “she” had a significant height, weight, and power advantage over her competitors who didn’t have the luxury of actually being male.

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