PublishedApril 2, 2025 5:55 PM EDT•UpdatedApril 2, 2025 5:55 PM EDT
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Stephanie Turner, a member of the Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia, took a knee and forfeited a match to protest being forced to compete against a transgender (male) opponent.
On Sunday, Turned was matched against Redmond Sullivan – a “transgender woman” who is a biological male – during The Cherry Blossom – D1A/VET ROC event in Maryland, hosted by USA Fencing.
USA Fencing, a notoriously left-wing organization, has not been shy about its desire to allow males who “identify” as women to compete against actual women.
Stephanie Turner, a member of the Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia, took a knee and forfeited a match to protest being forced to compete against a transgender (male) opponent.
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Both Turner and Sullivan competed in the Division IA Women’s Foil, but Turner refused to contest the match and immediately took a knee upon the start.
A video posted to social media, which amassed over one million views in just a few hours, shows Turner taking a knee and then Sullivan coming over to speak with her. After a brief conversation, Sullivan walked away.
The tournament recorded Turner’s participations as “DNF” (did not finish), which resulted in