Welcoming environments. The policy was founded on the current body of knowledge and is founded on the idea that all people should be allowed to play sports,” the statement said.
“We value the opinions expressed by all parties and invite our members to keep doing so as the situation develops. It’s critical that the fencing community has this discussion,
But whether it takes place at our contests or online, we want it to remain civil. Progress may be achieved via civil discourse supported by facts.
Additionally, a USA Fencing representative informed Fox News Digital that Turner was punished for merely declining to fence, not for her opposition to trans inclusivity.
WOMEN’S FENCER OPENS UP ON ACCEPTING BACKLASH AND PUNISHMENT FOR NOT FACING TRANSGENDER OPPONENTS
“In the case of Stephanie Turner, her disqualification was not related to any personal statement but was merely the direct result of her decision to decline to fence an eligible opponent,
