WA teen asks Supreme Court to protect her from trans-identified male wrestling opponents after alleged sexual assault in competition | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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“No girl should have to choose between playing the sport she loves and her safety.”
A female Washington teenage wrestler who says a trans-identified male opponent sexually assaulted her during a girls’ high school tournament is asking the US Supreme Court to intervene before she must choose between facing male competitors again or missing the upcoming season.
Alliance Defending Freedom announced Monday that its attorneys filed an emergency application Friday on behalf of Kallie Keeler and her mother, Stephanie Brown. The request seeks protections allowing Keeler to compete while her appeal proceeds, along with advance notice and the ability to decline matches against male opponents without penalty.
Keeler was 15 when she competed in a December 6, 2025, girls’ wrestling tournament at Emerald Ridge High School. According to the lawsuit, neither she nor her mother was told that her opponent was a biological male who identifies as transgender.
Keeler alleges that the opponent sexually assaulted her during the match. Video recorded by Brown showed her daughter appearing distressed, and Keeler has said she eventually allowed herself to be pinned to end the encounter. Another coach subsequently told her that her opponent was male.