The president of the Doge subcommittee, Marjorie Taylor Greene, announced on Tuesday an audience concerning the eligibility policies between the sexes of American petrol which allow the transgender biological transgender athletes to participate in the female category.
The hearing is scheduled for May 7.
The announcement comes for weeks after the female female Stephanie Turner was punished for protesting for protesting a trans competitor in a largely publicized incident.
Turner was invited to the hearing with Damien Lehfeldt, Chairman of the Board of Directors of USA Fencing, to testify.
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“Feminine sports are for women only. Radical leftists pushing to let men biological compete with women destroy a fair competition and put female athletes in physical danger. Stephanie Turner has the courage to call this madness, and she is a hero for women across America,” said Greene in the announcement.
“American fences must be held responsible for the degradation of women and refuse them for the possibility of succeeding in their own sport. It is without compliance with the executive order of President Trump and it should not be recognized as the national director for fencing if it continues to challenge the law.”
Educational Secretary Linda McMahon announced on Friday Title IX surveys The team will probe the incident involving Turner and the competitor Trans Redmond Sullivan.
USA Fencing previously provided a statement to PK Press Club Digital saying that it will cooperate in the investigation.
Fencer Stephanie Turner kneels before a fencing manager in the United States. (Gracefulness of icons)
“American fences will respond and cooperate with any investigation as required by law,” the statement said.
The incident involving Turner quickly attracted national attention after a video of his knee to protest against Sullivan became viral. The images have triggered generalized awareness and a counter coupling against fencing eligibility policies in the United States.
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Turner told PK Press Club Digital that she had decided to take a knee the day before the event when she checked the competition pools and saw that she would competition Sullivan.
“I saw that I was going to be in a swimming pool with Redmond, and from there, I said:” Ok, let’s do it. I’m going to take the knee “, said Turner. “I knew what I had to do because the American fences had not listened to the objections of the women concerning [its gender eligibility policy]. “”
Escorification of the United States Previously provided a statement to PK Press Club Digital sending the incident.
“American fences promulgated our current transgender and non -binary athletes in 2023. The policy was designed to extend access to fencing sport and create inclusive and safe spaces. Politics is based on the principle that everyone should have the possibility of participating in sports and was based on the available research of the day,” said the press release.
A spokesperson for fencing in the United States also said that PK Press Club Digital Turner had not been penalized for his position against trans inclusion. She was penalized for refusing to compete.
“In the case of Stephanie Turner, his disqualification was not linked to any personal declaration, but was only the direct result of his decision to refuse to close an eligible opponent, which the rules of the fie clearly prohibit,” said the spokesman.
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USA Fencing then discussed controversy with a public declaration Thursday, defending its trans-inclusion policies.
“American fences remain determined to promote an inclusive and respectful community for everyone in our sport. We believe in the principle of creating safe communities where all athletes and community members have a place,” the press release said.
“Although we understand that there is a range of perspectives, American fences will continue to engage in a respectful and research -based dialogue and a review as politics evolves in the Olympic and Paralympic movement as well as domestic law. Haine speech of all kinds is not acceptable – online or in person. Keep the respectful conversation and the band anyway.”
The organization first promulgated its current trans-inclusion policy in 2023. It allows transgender athletes to participate in the female category at the junior and senior level after having finished a calendar year of testosterone suppression treatment. Proof of compliant hormone therapy must be provided before competition, but the organization has taken other measures to prioritize its trans competitors.
In November 2022, he announced a policy Prefer during the selection of host cities for national tournaments to laws without laws which “harm members of LGBTQ communities” and to states which do not have “laws undermining the reproductive health of women”.
This policy came into force during the 2023 season, the same year, it changed its gender policy. He then released a states list that he intended to “avoid as much as possible” and the states that he would not allow major events to be organized.
In December, the non -profit organization of fair closure wrote an open letter to Escorification of the United States The members of the Board of Directors, urging the reassessment of its position on several questions, in particular transgender inclusion.
Days later, however, Board members voted against Several requests to approve a fully female working group to reassess and revise the current transgender policy, during a vote of 8-3. Now, after having taken the seat of women prints in search of protection against trans inclusion, American fences are with global controversy after the viral protest of Turner.
