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It was “God’s will”: Cash Prize Awarded to Anti-Trans Fencer For Forfeiting (www.erininthemorning.com)

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Beyond that, it was an okay tournament for Sullivan [the trans fencer], who faced an uphill battle against most of her more seasoned opponents. She came in 24th place out of 38 total fencers, not including Turner.

You would be right.

But to be honest, trans sports bans have never been about fairness, the majority of laws in the U.S. that have banned trans people from sports target K-12 kids (often just one or two trans kids in each state), and they often ban trans men from playing on the boys teams as well as trans women from playing on girls teams ...