The Stephanie Turner female fool took off her mask and knelt in front of her transgender opponent.
Before a fight at Cherry Blossom Open in Maryland during the weekend, Turner, 31, made the decision not to compete against Trans Redmond Sullivan athlete. And Turner also wanted to make sure his refusal was trapped in a video so that the world sees him.
Turner made the decision the night before the event when he reviewed the competition groups and saw that he would be competing against Redmond, who had read in an article last year.
“I saw that I was going to be in a pool with Redmond, and from there I said: ‘Ok, let’s do it. I’m going to take the knee,” Turner told Pak Gazette Digital.
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Fencer Stephanie Sullivan kneel in front of a Fencing official from the United States. (Courtesy of the icons)
Turner went through all his heating that day and approached in four fights before his confrontation with the Trans athlete. When he arrived, he was “nervous and trembling”, but he was sure of his decision.
“He knew what he had to do because the Fencing of the United States had not been listening to women’s objections regarding [its gender eligibility policy]”Turner said.
“I knelt immediately at that point. Redmond had the impression that I was going to start setting.
“Redmond didn’t listen to me, and he approaches me, and he thinks I can be injured, or he doesn’t understand what is happening. He asks: ‘Are you okay?’ And I said: ‘I’m sorry.
And just after that, Turner’s punishment in USA Fencing began.
“Redmond tells me: ‘Well, you know, there is a member on the board of directors here that supports me, and there is a policy that recognizes me as a woman, so I am allowed to value, and you will be received in black’, and I said: ‘I know,” Turner said.
Minutes later, the referees treated Turner a black card, which represents the most severe penalty, which leads to the expulsion of the tournament or event due to serious rules infractions or unsportsmanlike behavior.
Turner said he was later escorted to the Combat Committee where he had to explain what he did. She says that the members gave her a copy of the Association’s transgender policy and made her sign a document that recognized the black card. Turner said he signed the document under objection.
Then, Turner was escorted out of the place, he said.
The Stephanie Turner female Esfrina kneel in protest in front of the transgender athlete Redmond Sullivan (Courtesy of the icons)
USA FENING provided a statement to Pak Gazette Digital by directing the incident.
“Use Fencing promulgated our current Transgender and non -binary athlete policy In 2023. The policy was designed to expand access to the sport of fencing and create inclusive and safe spaces. The policy 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, “reads the statement.
“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 for Fox Digital also told Pak Gazette that Turner was not penalized for his posture 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.”
Fencer Stephanie Sullivan kneel in front of a Fencing official from the United States. (Courtesy of the icons)
Turner said he has not heard anything from the organization since the incident.
It was an incident that had actively tried to avoid in previous events. Turner said he previously refused to enter multiple past fencing events that included other transgender features that he knew. It is a problem that made an effort to stay aware of its own conscience and security.
“In previous years, when I knew that the transgender festors were present, I simply did not register, but for this, Redmond must have registered after me,” Turner said.
“I thought: ‘You know what, I’m just going to give it to God. If this person appears in my event and is in my script, then I would roll, and that would be the will of God'”.
However, it was not a decision that reached light.
Redmond paid a lot of attention to the movement of “protecting women’s sports” that has emerged in recent years, and the violent reaction and harassment faced by the women who participated in it. He recalled that the story of Riley Gaines was held as a hostage and assaulted at the San Francisco State University in April 2023.
The idea of Turner’s persecuted reaction, but was not enough to prevent the knee from taking.
“Probably, at least for a moment, it will destroy my life. I don’t think it’s easy for me from now on going to fencing tournaments. I don’t think it’s easy for me in practice,” Turner said. “It’s very difficult for me to do this.”
For Turner, one of the sacrifices that most worries is to prevent the friendships with people in the LGBT community, who said he currently does not know about his position on the subject.
As a lifetime democrat, Turner insists that he never opposed LGBTQ people. But the issue of trans inclusion of women’s sports has moved it away from supporting the party, and is now identified as a “new republican conservative.”
“I voted for a network for the ticket this year,” Turner said. “It was like waking up with the lies of the main media … just seeing many of my friends have this appearance of glassy eyes and just defending this policy because their brains cannot handle the possibility that their party or position has been badly in this, and perhaps this is not a civil rights movement, and have been deceived.”
Turner added that he fully supports President Donald Trump to cut funds for states that allow Trans athletes in women’s sports and girls.
“You have to do something, and there are activists who have integrated into authorized positions in sports bodies.”
