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Female skateboarder spoke out on trans competitor for her future daughters

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"This isn’t transphobia. This is advocating for fairness in women’s sports."

Those were the words uttered by skater Taylor Silverman this morning while appearing as a guest on "Don’t @ Me" with OutKick’s Dan Dakich. Silverman discussed the discomfort and fear of being blackballed that she’s been dealing with since speaking out against the decision to allow Lilian Gallagher to compete in skate competitions against biological females.

As OutKick’s Alejandro Avila detailed last week, Gallagher, who is transgender, competed in a Red Bull-sponsored skating event against biological females, taking first place and $5,000. Initially hesitant to speak up, Silverman, who finished second, found the courage to speak out, saying in part: "…The trans competitor who won took $1000 dollars in qualifiers, $3000 in finals, and $1000 in best trick. This totaled to $5000 of the prize money meant for the female athletes.

She later added: "I deserve to place first, be acknowledged for my win, and get paid. I reached out to Red Bull and was ignored. I am sick of being bullied into silence."

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Predictably, Red Bull did not respond.

The woke mob, however, did acknowledge Silverman’s stance and unsurprisingly, began to crucify her as being transphobic and a "salty maggot," amongst other pleasantries.

Dakich provided Silverman with the opportunity to expound upon her thoughts in a nearly 20 minute interview that shed light on the often ignored battle biological female athletes face when forced to compete against biological males.

"I thought it was unfair at the time. I was really uncomfortable," Silverman said upon

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