COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — USA Fencing disqualified a fencer from a women’s tournament in Maryland after she refused to face an opponent whom she says is transgender. Stephanie Turner was competing on ...
The fencing competitors looked virtually identical, clad head-to-toe in protective gear. But Stephanie Turner believed the athlete at the other end of the strip was not like her in one crucial way.
A female fencer, Stephanie Turner, was disqualified from a match after refusing to compete against transgender athlete Redmond Sullivan. The video of Turner kneeling instead of competing went viral ...