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Seattle Times sports columnist resigns over spiked trans athlete story

The Hill · August 20, 2026 at 6:41 PM

A sports columnist with The Seattle Times announced Thursday he has resigned after the outlet declined to run his piece on transgender athletes in women's sports.

“After 11 years as a sports columnist at the Seattle Times, I have decided to resign.

It was entirely my choice, and it was not an easy one.

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Seattle Times sports columnist resigns over spiked trans athlete story

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