She misgendered Sullivan in a recent interview and claimed to be aware that her conduct would disqualify her.
Because Stephanie Turner declined to fight against transgender opponent Redmond Sullivan, she was eliminated from a fencing competition held in Maryland, USA.
She alluded to Sullivan without using her preferred pronouns, saying, “There’s nothing for me, and there’s everything for him.”
“Because I have no options in my competitive environment as a woman. Because I’m a woman, I’m not as athletic as men.
The fencer revealed that after figuring out who her opponent would be the night before, she decided to take a knee.