Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday he is suing US Masters Swimming (USMS), a competitive swimming membership organization with over 60,000 adult swimmers.
The lawsuit is a response to an event in San Antonio where a biological male trans athlete won five women’s gold medals.
Multiple female competitors told Fox News Digital after the meet they did not know the athlete was a biological male.
“I’m suing US Masters Swimming for engaging in illegal practices by allowing men to compete in women’s competitions,” Paxton said in a post on X announcing the lawsuit. “The organization has cowered to radical activists pushing gender warfare, and this lawsuit will hold USMS accountable for its actions.”
Paxton’s statement alleges USMS engaged in “false, deceptive, and misleading practices by allowing men to compete in women’s events.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to USMS for comment.
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