Angela declined to speak on camera but says her 17-year-old son is open about transitioning from female to male and the testosterone that's making it possible. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News) /Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs and coach Travis Clark make their way to the mat before wrestling Grand Prairie's Kailyn Clay in the 6A girls 110 weight class during the UIL Wrestling State Tournament at Berry Center in Cypress on Saturday, February 25, 2017. - Just days before a state competition, a transgender Euless Trinity High School wrestler has been put into the middle of a lawsuit filed against the University Interscholastic League. The suit demands the UIL prohibit the student from competing in girls wrestling competitions. Euless Trinity finished second in the girls team rankings, four points behind Katy Morton Ranch. Mack's family says the UIL has his medical records and has approved the student to compete. Saturday was the end of a two-week whirlwind for Beggs that started with a lawsuit filed on Feb. 7 by Coppell lawyer Jim Baudhuin asking the UIL to suspend Beggs because his testosterone treatments provided Beggs an unfair advantage. And while state laws and UIL rules prohibit steroid use, a spokesperson says there is an exception for those taking it as prescribed by a doctor for a medical purpose.
– After winning his third straight match of the Texas state tournament Saturday, wrestler Mack Beggs of Euless Trinity High School is headed to the championship match—of the girl's 110-pound weight class. The Forth Worth Star-Telegram reports Beggs was born female and is transitioning to male. The transgender teen, who has been taking testosterone for more than a year, is 55-0 this season. Some girls at the tournament have forfeited rather than wrestle against Beggs; others have left the mat in tears. After one match, a mother in the stands yelled "cheater" at Beggs while complaining about "how beefed up" he is. But most everyone seems to agree the situation isn't Beggs' fault; he says he'd rather wrestle against boys. But last year, school superintendents voted to use the gender listed on birth certificates for student athletes. And Beggs' testosterone use is permitted because its a "valid medical use" under athletic league rules, Sports Day reports. Earlier this week, an attorney filed a lawsuit against the league to keep Beggs from wrestling against girls, which he says is dangerous and unfair for the other wrestlers, according to Fox4. A transgender advocate agrees, saying it's the league's problem for not letting the 17-year-old wrestle against boys. The attorney, who calls Beggs a "great kid," says the lawsuit isn't "fueled by hate."