Stephanie Turner took a knee in protest after standing on the piste before her bout against Redmond Sullivan at the University of Maryland. She was shown a black card and informed she would not be allowed to continue in the women's foil tournament.
International Fencing Federation (FIE) rules state a fencer is not permitted to refuse to fence another properly entered fencer for any reason. USA Fencing, which enacted its transgender and non-binary policy in 2023, said: "The policy is based on the principle that everyone should have the ability to participate in sports and was based upon the research available of the day."
It added: "USA Fencing will always err on the side of inclusion, and we're committed to amending the policy as more relevant evidence-based research emerges, or as policy changes take effect in the wider Olympic and Paralympic movement."
If it was a co-ed meet that would have been fine, but it was a woman's meet. HE had no business being on the piste.
ReplyDeleteTransgender afflicted persons should be relegated to either the "Special Olympics" or perhaps a separate "Transgender Olympics" type league for the mentally ill.
ReplyDeleteOnce again we see the Democratic [sic] Party's war on women.
ReplyDeleteThis ends when ALL women refuse to participate in the charade.
ReplyDelete"USA Fencing will always err on the side of inclusion". Err is the right word here. They deserve all the shitstorm that is going to descend upon them for this.
ReplyDeleteGood for her. THAT is what it is going to take to end the insanity. WOMEN must do this. Men can't...not just because nothing we say matters to anyone anymore, but it doesn't impact us. REAL MEN aren't going to compete against women, and laws prevent us from handling this problem in other ways.
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