Editor’s Note: This article incorrectly asserted that Hiltz’s birth sex was male. Because of the premise’s error, the article cannot stand. To maintain transparency in our journalism, we have opted to strikeout the text while still retaining proof of the original post’s existence. Profuse apologies to our readers.
The New York Times recently published a piece in awe of transgender, nonbinary runner “Nikki” Hiltz (“an opportunistic, shameless man” if one translates from Newspeak to English).
Talya Minsberg reports for the Times from Eugene, Ore.:
After 4 minutes 3.10 seconds, Hiltz broke the tape with an explosive final kick to overpower a stacked field that included Athing Mu, the 800 gold medalist at the Tokyo Games; Cory McGee and Heather MacLean, Olympic 1,500 runners; and Sinclaire Johnson, the 2022 national champion in the event.
Hiltz had gotten to this point, they said, partially because of the community around them that cheers not because of their fast times but because of what and who they stand for, starting with themselves.
“I just feel like the L.G.B.T.Q. community needed a win,” Hiltz, 28, said soon after becoming the national champion. A smile was painted across their face. This was a ticket to the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, yes, but it was more.
Hiltz, who is not related to the Cooler King of Great Escape fame, ran the 1500 meters in just over four minutes — good enough to land himself on a Men’s Division 3 college squad.
A better headline for this farce would be: Amateur Male Runner Defeats World-Class Females in 1500-Meter Race.
An better headline for an ideal outcome would be: Man Arrested After Interfering in Women’s Championship 1500-Meter Race.
"This is bigger than just me."
Nikki Hiltz, the American middle distance runner who identifies as transgender and nonbinary, gladly carries the weight of a country and a community into the world championships in Budapest. https://t.co/GGMvoRa67s
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 19, 2023
One cannot shame the shameless, but one can bar them from competition. That women’s sporting organizations are failing to protect their athletes from this nonsense is detestable.
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