Female fencer Stephanie Turner was honored with the Courage Wins Champion award for refusing to face a transgender opponent last week.
XX-XY Athletics announced on Monday that Turner was the recipient of the award, Fox News reported.
“By taking a knee, she became more powerful than any male. She stood her ground to fight for women’s sports,” XX-XY Athletics founder Jennifer Sey said in a statement. “She’s a hero.”
Turner refused a match last week against a transgender opponent at the Cherry Blossom Open in Maryland, opting to take a knee instead. Video of the incident went viral.
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USA Fencing immediately punished Turner for refusing to compete against the trans opponent. It quickly came out with a statement defending its actions and its policy of
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