Ansleigh Wilk competed in a tournament a few weeks back… And, unexpectedly, came across a transgender athlete in her division.

And, well, it appears that Wilk didn’t know about it beforehand – nor did she have a choice if she’ll compete against the athlete or not.
Here’s what she had to say via social media:

While I won the match, this was completely undisclosed I was fighting a trans athlete and completely unfair for me to not have a choice or any preparation to prepare for something so different.

And especially unfair to the girls that were traumatized by this even of unknowingly going against a trans athlete.

FULL VIDEOS OF ME TAPPING TRANS ATHLETE 2x. Second video you can see the full tantrum thrown after the Loss.While I won the match, this was completely undisclosed I was fighting a trans athlete and completely unfair for me to not have a choice or any preparation to prepare for… pic.twitter.com/qlVlW48zFA

— Ansleigh Wilk (@Ansleigh_mma) November 2, 2023

And wouldn’t you know it – famed writer JK Rowling stepped in to support the female athlete!
Here’s what Rowling had to say:

You’ve done nothing wrong. This isn’t, and never was, about hate, it’s about fairness and safety for women and girls.
You stood up to protect your fellow athletes, which makes you a heroine in all sane people’s eyes.

I know backlashes aren’t fun (believe me, I know) but there are things far more important than pleasing all the people, all the time.

All power to you.

You’ve done nothing wrong. This isn’t, and never was, about hate, it’s about fairness and safety for women and girls. You stood up to protect your fellow athletes, which makes you a heroine in all sane people’s eyes. I know backlashes aren’t fun (believe me, I know) but there are…

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) November 2, 2023

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