Transgender teenager Mack Beggs is a Texas state wrestling champion.
The 17-year-old junior at Trinity High in Euless, Texas, became the first transgender participant to win a Class 6A girls’ state championship in Texas high school wrestling on Saturday — making him the University of Interscholastic League’s first transgender boy to win a state wrestling title.
“When I’m wrestling, I’m at my best. I just love the sport,” Mack tells People. “I put so many hours into it, all of my time and effort, so to come out on top — I’m just so grateful.”
Mack began identifying...
The 17-year-old junior at Trinity High in Euless, Texas, became the first transgender participant to win a Class 6A girls’ state championship in Texas high school wrestling on Saturday — making him the University of Interscholastic League’s first transgender boy to win a state wrestling title.
“When I’m wrestling, I’m at my best. I just love the sport,” Mack tells People. “I put so many hours into it, all of my time and effort, so to come out on top — I’m just so grateful.”
Mack began identifying...
- 3/2/2017
- by Rose Minutaglio
- PEOPLE.com
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