USA Fencing has recognized an upcoming federal investment in an incident that occurred in one of its events where a women’s feator was punished for refusing to face a transgender competitor.
The investigation, which will be carried out by the newly formed research team of Title IX together with the Department of Education and the United States Department of Justice, was announced on Friday by the Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon.
The incident, which occurred at the Cherry Blossom Open in Maryland on March 30, saw the nearby Stephanie Turner take a knee in protest for the Trans Redmond Sullivan competitor.
Turner was disqualified from the event and left the place.
USA Fencing tried a statement to Fox News Digital saying that he will cooperate with the investigation.
“USA FENING will respond and cooperation to any investigation as required by law,” said the statement.
The incident that involved Turner quickly caught national attention after a video of her knelt to protest Sullivan went viral.
The footage lit the generalized consciousness and the reaction against the Gender Eligibility Policies of USA Fencing.
Teller told Fox News Digital that he made the decision to shoot the night before the event, when he reviewed the pools of the competition and saw that Bew competed against Sullivan.
“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 my knee, “Turner said.” I knew what Worue USA FENCING had not heard the legs of women with respect to [its gender eligibility policy]. “
USA FENING first promulgated his 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 year testosterone suppression treatment.
The test of the hormonal therapy that meets must be provided before the competition, but the organization has equally subsequent tasks to prioritize its trans competitors.
In November 2022, he announced a policy to preference when selecting host cities for national tournaments to states without laws that “damage members of LGBTQ communities” and states that do not “have laws that do not spend the reproductive health of women.”
That policy is used in the 2023 season, the same year in which its gender policy changed. He later launched a list of states that intended to “avoid its possible place” and the states that would not allow important events.
Last December, a non -profit fencing organization, the fair fencing organization, wrote an open letter to the members of the US Board Board. UU. Using the reevaluation of its position on various issues, including transgender inclusion.
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 endangering women who seek protection against trans inclusion, the Fencing of the USA. It faces potential federal sanctions.
This investigation of Title IX will be one of the first missions for the newly formed research team of Title IX, which was official formed last week.
The initiative was announced last Friday with the mission of “protecting female athletes, from the pernicious effects of gender ideology on school programs and activities.”
