{"id":2684159,"date":"2026-10-14T19:45:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T23:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-female-cross-country-runners-engage-in-coordinated-protest-against-trans-teammate-as-soon-as-race-begins\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T19:49:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T23:49:19","slug":"watch-female-cross-country-runners-engage-in-coordinated-protest-against-trans-teammate-as-soon-as-race-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-female-cross-country-runners-engage-in-coordinated-protest-against-trans-teammate-as-soon-as-race-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Female Cross Country Runners Engage in Coordinated Protest Against Trans Teammate as Soon as Race Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-female-cross-country-runners-engage-in-coordinated-protest-against-trans-teammate-as-soon-as-race-begins%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2684159&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A group of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-biological-males-are-just-taking-it-away-from-us-high-school-girl-athlete-blasts-biden-administration-for-abandoning-her-lawsuit\/\" title=\"\u2018These Biological ... Are Just Taking It Away From Us\u2019: High School Girl Athlete Blasts Biden Administration For Abandoning Her Lawsuit\">high school girls<\/a> in Washington state protested by walking off their cross-country meet after discovering a male teammate was competing among females. Led by student holly Burns,the protest was supported by her parents and other teammates who felt it was unfair for males to compete against females in sports,especially following recent changes allowing such participation. The incident garnered social media attention and sparked discussions about sports fairness, with some praising the girls\u2019 courage and others criticizing the decision and related policies. Despite being barred from holding protest signs at the event, the Burns family plans to continue advocating for their stance, especially as the state considers a measure (initiative 638) to prohibit males from competing in girls\u2019 sports, though its timeline may not affect the current participant. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/double-murderer-whom-biden-sprung-from-death-row-is-now-demanding-an-even-bigger-gift\/\" title=\"Double Murderer Whom Biden Sprung from Death Row Is Now Demanding an Even Bigger Gift\">case highlights ongoing debates<\/a> over gender and sports participation policies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In Washington state, where males can often decide to compete against females in their sports leagues, a collection of high school students decided not to play this losing game.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, about a dozen students from the Camas High School cross country team walked away in protest after learning one runner was a male, according to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/washington-girls-walk-off-cross-country-meet-protest-male-athlete-parents-reveal-how-it-came-to-this\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OutKick<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The protest was led by student Holly Burns, whose parents said she initially did not want to make waves, but as teammates d her anger, the protest came together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe wanted to kind of play it safe, so we, we weren\u2019t going to push it. We just kind of let her kind of feel it out. We told her that. We supported her whichever decision she tries to make,\u201d Kevin Burns, her father, said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Brave girls walked off of the field at a track meet against a boy!! https:\/\/t.co\/J72nYUOtKD<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amy E. Sousa, MA Depth Psychology (@KnownHeretic) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KnownHeretic\/status\/2110181190334624047?\">October 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe more I heard about her friends wanting to do something, the more I heard about her team wanting to do something, we definitely were in support of that,\u201d Kevin Burns said. \u201cWe told her, do what you think is best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou hear about it, but you just never think it\u2019s going to be on your kid\u2019s small cross-country team,\u201d Sarah Burns, her mother, added.<\/p>\n<p>As news of the incident spread, support followed, with Jennifer Sey <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JenniferSey\/status\/2110189678490173511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posting<\/a> on X, \u201cCourage always wins.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Camas School District has said it follows Washington state rules, which are in opposition to an executive order from President Donald Trump that says males cannot compete against females in high school sports.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tonight in Washington state, nearly half the Camas High School girls cross country team refused to compete against a boy on their own team.<\/p>\n<p>He switched from the boys\u2019 team just one month ago.<\/p>\n<p>Now he\u2019s placing in every meet.<\/p>\n<p>Courage always wins.<\/p>\n<p>@xx_xyathletics<\/p>\n<p>Footage: @KnownHeretic<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jennifer Sey (@JenniferSey) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JenniferSey\/status\/2110189678490173511?\">October 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t see how it\u2019s okay to discriminate against my daughter and the daughters of everyone else that is trying to fairly compete,\u201d Kevin Burns said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Security at the race muzzled their attempt to join their daughter in a protest, he noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey said that we\u2019re not allowed to hold up signs at this event today,\u201d he said. \u201cI questioned them if that was constitutionally legal, if we could express ourselves by just holding a sign. And we kind of went back and forth about public versus private property. And in the end, it didn\u2019t seem like they really had a grasp on what they could tell us to do or not,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Over a dozen Washington state girls walked off a cross country meet in protest of a male competitor who started the season on the boys team. Holly Burns was one of those girls, and her parents, Kevin and Sarah, told me last night how it took unity from the girls involved to make the protest happen.<\/p>\n<p>The parents also told me they were pestered by security and other spectators for bringing protest signs to the meet, if future protests should be expected, and if they\u2019re ready to be at the center of the country\u2019s next big \u2018Save Girls\u2019 Sports\u2019 drama.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jackson Thompson (@JackThompsonFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JackThompsonFOX\/status\/2110387912936177850?\">October 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">\u201cSo I just went ahead and held up my sign, and they had several security guards following me and pestering me and telling me that I would have to leave. And I just said, no, I\u2019m not going to leave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Sarah Burns noted that there was pushback.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">\u201cI had a lady that came up to me and said she was a psychiatric nurse and that I was a disgusting human for holding up this sign and that I was doing psychological damage to these children,\u201d Sarah said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">\u201cI told her that one day I\u2019m gonna have to stand before my Lord and Savior and I\u2019m gonna feel good about this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The incident comes weeks before Washington state voters will decide on Initiative 638, which would bar male students from playing against females.<\/p>\n<p>However, even if the measure passes, it would not take effect in time to bar the boy \u2014 who was 76th in a junior varsity race in September \u2014 from the state finals.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Whatever happens, the Burns family plans to keep supporting their daughter.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">\u201cSo we made a few contacts and we might go forward with that and have a more organized protest the next time,\u201d Kevin Burns said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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