She spoke up. Will you?

Adaleia Cross is a high school athlete in West Virginia. Like many girls, sports were where she learned discipline, confidence, and resilience. She trained hard. She showed up. She believed that effort mattered.

Please read the message below from our paid sponsor. Occasional paid messages like these help us continue bringing you Not The Bee content you love. A high school athlete spoke the truth. Do you agree? Dear Friend of Truth, Adaleia Cross is a high school athlete in West Virginia. Like many girls, sports were where she learned discipline, confidence, and resilience. She trained hard. She showed up. She believed that effort mattered. Then the rules changed. A male student joined the girls’ team and began competing in the same events Adaleia had worked toward for years. Over time, she watched opportunities disappear—events she trained for, spots she earned—because male size and strength changed the outcome no matter how hard she worked. What happened off the field was even harder. In locker rooms, on the track, and in the throwing pits, Adaleia and other girls were subjected to crude and sexually explicit comments. She was expected to change clothes and share private spaces with the same student making those remarks. To protect themselves, some girls stopped using the locker room altogether—even wearing practice clothes to class just to feel safe. STAND WITH ADALEIA Adaleia spoke up. Her parents spoke up. Coaches and administrators looked the other way. No family wants this. No teenager asks to become a test case. Adaleia simply wanted what Title IX promised her: a fair chance to compete and basic privacy at school. When the federal government tried to rewrite Title IX to redefine “sex,” families like the Crosses were left with no protection—and no choice. That is when Alliance Defending Freedom stepped in and the win in this case helped protect girls nationwide. But the fight is not over, and now the issue of fairness for female athletes was argued at the Supreme Court. The Court will decide whether states can protect girls like Adaleia. This case is not about politics. It is about listening to girls when they say something is wrong. It is about ensuring that the law created to protect women and girls is not used to erase their opportunities or silence their concerns. Today, we are asking you to stand with girls like Adaleia. By signing the Statement of Support, you are affirming that: Girls deserve fair competition in sports Students deserve privacy and safety at school Parents deserve to be heard And young women should never stand alone for telling the truth Please add your name in support of Adaleia, fairness in girls’ sports, and truth. SIGN THE STATEMENT OF SUPPORT Because of supporters like you, Adaleia does not have to stand alone. For truth, Suzanne Beecher Legal Counsel Alliance Defending Freedom DONATE © 2026 Alliance Defending Freedom 15100 N. 90th Street, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 All donations are secure, private, and tax-deductible. Member ECFA. Privacy policy Not the Bee PO Box 1322, Jupiter, FL 33468 If you no longer wish to receive sponsored promotional emails from us click here to unsubscribe.