By Kelsey Bolar
The female high school athlete who was forced to sit on the sidelines at a major track tournament because two transgender runners landed the No. 1 and No. 2 spots isn’t just speaking out about the unfairness of her situation—she’s fighting back.
Hours after filing a complaint with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Selina Soule and her attorney, Christiana Holcomb of Alliance Defending Freedom, sat down with Kelsey Bolar on this week’s edition of “Problematic Women” to discuss the latest developments in her case.
In addition to that interview, Bolar and co-host Beverly Hallberg of District Media Group talk about Teen Vogue promoting prostitution to teenage girls, CNN labeling first lady Melania Trump a “Woman of Mystery,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., admitting Republicans were probably right about allegations against Bill Clinton, and women saying they prefer “Dad bods” over perfectly toned six-packs.
Listen or read a lightly edited transcript of our interview with Soule and Holcomb below.
Kelsey Bolar: Let’s start with you, Selina. For those who didn’t see our video and aren’t familiar with your story, can you recap what happened?
Selina Soule: In the indoor season at the state open championship, I came in eighth place in the 55-meter dash. The top seven qualify for the finals of the 55-meter dash, and the top six qualify for the regional New England meet.
I came in eighth place overall, but I would have been sixth place because the first two spots are taken by two transgender athletes.
Bolar: And just to clarify, you are a rising senior?
Soule: Yes.
Bolar: From Glastonbury, Connecticut?
Soule: Yes.
Bolar: OK. We’re going to get more into the backstory of how this happened.
Not only did you fight back by speaking up about your ordeal, which I’m going to get to more later, but there’s been …read more
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