The Fencing of the United States has been criticized after a viral video of the Women’s Curista Stephanie Turner kneeling in protest of a transgender opponent.
The prominent figures, including JK Rowling and Martina Navratilova, have intervened on social networks, along with thousands of women’s sports rights activists.
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The Stephanie Sullivan fool kneel in front of a Fencing official from the United States. (Courtesy of the icons)
USA FENING addressed the controversy with a public statement on Thursday, defending its transinclusion policies.
“The Fencing of the United States remains committed to promoting an inclusive and respectful community for all in our sport. We believe in the principle of creating safe communities where all athletes and community members have a place,” reads the statement.
“While we understand that there is a variety of perspectives, the Fencing of the United States will continue to participate in the respectful dialogue and based on research and revision as the policy evolves in the Olympic and Paralympic movement, as well as the domestic right, the hate discourse of any kind is not acceptable, online or in person. We maintain the respectful conversation and the strip welcomed to all.”
How did Fencing get to this point?
The First Organization promulgated its current transinclusion policy in 2023. It allows transgender athletes to compete in the category of women at a junior and senior level after completing a calendar year of treatment with testosterone suppression. A hormonal therapy test that meets the competition must be provided, but the organization has taken even more measures to prioritize its trans competitors.
In November 2022, he announced A policy Give preference to selecting host cities for national tournaments to states without laws that “damage members of LGBTQ communities” and states that do not “have laws that undermine women’s reproductive health.” That policy entered into force in the 2023 season, the same year in which its gender policy changed.
“We have heard of several members, including the members of the Board and the members of our elite athletes community, asking whether to continue placing events in areas with anti-LGBTQ laws or anti-abortion laws is aligned with our central values as an organization,” said the CEO of USA Phill Andrews on the political page. “After a solid discussion with our Board and our personnel team, the United States has moved to give preference to those states without these laws.”
In November 2023, the organization published a list of states that was intended to “avoid its possible place” and the states that would not allow important events. The states on the list of “not allowing” were Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas.
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The States on its “Avoid where postible” List Include Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Utah, West Virginia, Wyoming, Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisian Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.
This combination of policies preceded an influx of biological male spells that compete in events sanctioned by fences of women and girls in the last two years. Some of those competitors previously competed in the men’s category. By September 2023, four biological male features, which previously competed in the category of men, achieved the Fencing podium of the United States in the category of women.
Turner told Pak Gazette Digital that the number of trans competitors is even higher than that.
“In the fencing, personally, I see it quite frequently,” Turner said. “I have witnessed transgender fence in female tournaments and tournaments for girls in different age categories, specifically Y-14 (the youngest age group).”
The Trans athlete, Turner, refused to compete against last weekend, Redmond Sullivan, competed in male events until June 2023, according to Sullivan’s profile page on the fencing tracker. The page does not show contests for Sullivan from June 2023 to a return on September 28, 2024, the athlete’s first competition in the women’s category in an event in Newtown, Connecticut. Sullivan then won two gold medals, one in the Junior Olympic qualifiers of the Connecticut division on December 8 and another in the National Summer qualifiers of the Connecticut division on March 16.
Last December, a non -profit fencing organization, the organization of fair fences, wrote an open letter to Fencing of the USA. Board members urging the reevaluation of its position on several issues, including transgender inclusion.
“Leaving politics aside, it is a reasonable request to form a working group to make a deeper immersion on this issue in fencing and create a safe space where the voices of all women are heard without ridicule and abuse,” said the letter.
However, a few days later, the members of the Board voted against several motions to approve a female work group to reassess and review the current transgender policy, in an 8-3 vote. Now, after launching female female women who seek protection against trans inclusion, the sprains of the USA. It is found in a global controversy after Turner’s viral protest.
USA FENING provided a statement to Pak Gazette Digital by directing the incident.
“USA FENCING promulgated our current transgender and non -binary athlete policy in 2023. The policy was designed to expand access to the sport of the fence and create inclusive and safe spaces. Politics is based on the principle that everyone should have the ability to participate in sports and was based on the available investigation of the day,” the statement said.
“We respect the views on all sides and encourage our members to continue sharing them with us as the matter evolves. It is important that the fencing community participates in this dialogue, but we hope that this conversation will be carried out respectfully, either in our tournaments or in online spaces. The way of progress is a respectful discussion based on evidence.”
A US spokesman. Uu. He also told Pak Gazette Digital Turner was not penalized for his position against trans inclusion, but simply for refusing to the fence.
“In the case of Stephanie Turner, his disqualification was not related to any personal statement, but was simply the direct result of his decision to refuse to fence an eligible opponent, which the Fiesto governs clearly,” said the spokesman.
“According to the FIE technical rules (International Federation of Velimas), specifically article T.113, a feator is not allowed to refuse to fence another fencing duly entered for any reason. According to these rules, such rejection results in disqualification and the corresponding sanctions. This policy exists to maintain the standards of fair competition and preserve the integrity of the sport.”
