It's Happening: Minnesota Fencing eliminates women's category entirely to protect men's feelings

Well done to Stephanie Turner for her protest, I had completely missed this story. Devastated that again women are a sacrificial lamb in the sports they love and have invested in. It’s utter madness. I just hope this makes people understand and be aware that we are so far removed from women having true rights and protections we deserve in all segments of life.

Sex matters

This is the obvious next step.

then we have the open competition and the female competition, and everyone has somewhere to compete.

Is there any coverage of this in left wing media?

Dang. So when no woman ever wins will they care or realise they’ve done something really wrong?

How can they call themselves progressive??

Trans identified male players won’t be happy. Not having a women’s section means they can’t force people to pretend they are women.

Wow that is absolutely fucking appalling. While the organisers pat themselves on the back for their virtuous protection of trans competitors, all women lose the right to fair competition.

I am concerned that this misogynistic batshittery will inspire other sporting bodies to follow suit in some anti Trump inspired virtue signalling all again at the expense of women and girls.

I have more words but they are all expletives.

So does that mean trans-men would just compete against other trans-men? Or would they compete against trans-women?
and would there be any point in a transman competeing against a trans-woman given the difference in biology?
so if it’s just trans-men competing against other transmen and vis-à-vis for trans-women it begs the question why not have a trans category; because by eliminating women, that’s what they have pretty much done, so it’s not such a victory as the muppets first thought is it?!
Maybe there is a more sinister ploy at play and they want to eliminate women from fencing; but since they claim to be women should they not eliminate themselves? By gum, you could go quite doollaly, trying to work out the logic on this one…

So will the TW and NB fencers fight each other or will they have to play in the men's league because that won't make them happy - they want to be in the women's league not the mens

Your female sports category is a privilege, girls, and you must share it with men who identify as women or we will take it off you altogether. See how you like them apples!

Advertising your misogyny is a PR fail.

The Democrats are liable to lose another election over supporting men's rights over women's rights.

I hope some enterprising female fencers set up their own competitions/leagues

"Trans and nonbinary fencers belong here, and we see you."

Female fencers are irrelevant, you do not belong here, and we ignore you.