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Randi Mahomes Proposes Separate League for Transgender Athletes to Ensure Fair Competition

On the MOMetize Your Passion podcast, she responded to a California high school track controversy by citing a Gallup poll that finds most Americans oppose male-to-female competition in women’s sports.

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Overview

  • Randi Mahomes told host Tirralan Watkins that biological differences between men and women make mixed competition in women’s sports unfair.
  • She recommended establishing a dedicated league for transgender athletes to maintain a level playing field for biological female competitors.
  • Mahomes drew on the recent AB Hernandez case in California high school track and field, where a transgender athlete won multiple events.
  • Her views mirror a Gallup survey showing 69% of Americans oppose allowing males to compete in women’s sports.
  • Amid the debate, Mahomes has also sought prayers and donated to a GoFundMe campaign for her cousin’s grandson Luka, who is fighting Stage L2 intermediate neuroblastoma.