A trans-identifying male competed in the U.S. Masters Swimming Spring National Championship meet, and he took gold medals in every event he entered — in the 45-49 age group of the women&#8217;s division.
<a href="https://www.usms.org/comp/meets/meetsearch.php?c=1221718&amp;MeetID=20250424SpNatsY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ana Caldas</a>, who has also raced under the names Hannah Caldas and Hugo Caldas, swam in five individual events and three relays over the course of the four-day competition in San Antonio — and won every individual race: the 50 yard freestyle, the 100 yard freestyle, the 50 yard breaststroke, and the 100 yard breaststroke. Caldas came in a full three seconds ahead of the second place finisher in the 100 yard freestyle, and four seconds ahead in the 50 and 100 yard breaststroke events.
The Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS) reached out to the U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) board after Caldas won his first individual event on Friday, referencing the body&#8217;s stated rules — which require trans-identifying male swimmers to have received hormone therapy and to show proof of testosterone levels below 5 nmol/L — and saying that was hardly enough to protect the female athletes who were losing medals and opportunities to men.
&#8220;Transparency in these matters is critical to maintaining the integrity of the competition and the trust of all USMS athletes. There is no length of time during which testosterone suppression eliminates male advantage; therefore it should not serve as a guideline permitting men to compete in women’s swimming. At a minimum, it is USMS’s responsibility to enforce its current policy,&#8221; the letter read, in part.
&#8220;He’s just laughing at these women,&#8221; an ICONS spokeswoman said.
As <a href="https://reduxx.info/trans-identified-male-swimmer-dominates-womens-events-at-the-u-s-masters-spring-championships/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reduxx reported</a>, it is not clear whether or not Caldas&#8217; competitors knew that he was male:
<blockquote>&#8230;he has been competing as a woman in swimming, rowing, and Crossfit for decades, and has been careful to conceal his previous identity. However, Caldas’ birth name is still listed on multiple research papers he co-authored as an academic, and in <a href="https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/275/2018/10/gb2009-2010.pdf">records from Wake Forest University</a> where he was a <a href="https://archive.is/E3zqW">member of the faculty</a>. Caldas also co-applied for a <a href="https://archive.ph/sUmQf">patent in 2004</a> using the names “Hugo” and “Hannah.”</blockquote>
Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines shared the story via X, adding, &#8220;A man who goes by the name Ana swam five events at the U.S. Masters Swimming National Championship. He won them all. Real life South Park episode.&#8221;
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A man who goes by the name Ana swam five events at the U.S. Masters Swimming National Championship.
He won them all.
Real life South Park episode. 
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— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1916987679603908676?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;INSANITY. At this weekend’s U.S. Masters Spring National Championships, Hugo &#8216;Ana&#8217; Caldas, a male athlete, took first place in 5 Women’s individual events. Here he is crushing the Women&#8217;s breast stroke 45-49 category, winning by a full 3 seconds, in a time of 29.74. Anyone who competes in swimming at the national level knows this is unheard of in a 50 yard race where wins are often measured in a tenth or a hundredth of a second,&#8221; Beth Bourne added.
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🚨🚨INSANITY. At this weekend’s U.S. Masters Spring National Championships, Hugo “Ana” Caldas, a male athlete, took first place in 5 Women’s individual events.
Here he is crushing the Women&#8217;s breast stroke 45-49 category, winning by a full 3 seconds, in a time of 29.74.… <a href="https://t.co/EPfuFe6wOh">pic.twitter.com/EPfuFe6wOh</a>
— Beth Bourne (@bourne_beth2345) <a href="https://twitter.com/bourne_beth2345/status/1916587569598595106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Michael Jordan at 60 years old could suit up today and be the best &#8216;WOMAN&#8217; in the @wnba and maybe THEN the stupid people in the U.S. Masters Swimming National Championship would SEE THEIR OWN INSANITY!&#8221; Rob Schneider posted.
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Michael Jordan at 60 years old could suit up today and be the best “WOMAN” in the <a href="https://twitter.com/WNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WNBA</a> and maybe THEN the stupid people in the U.S. Masters Swimming National Championship would SEE THEIR OWN INSANITY! <a href="https://t.co/I1Tdwh5gi7">https://t.co/I1Tdwh5gi7</a>
— Rob Schneider 🇺🇸 (@RobSchneider) <a href="https://twitter.com/RobSchneider/status/1917255362866266307?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 29, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Philadelphia Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley made headlines on Sunday when he was spotted getting in a round of golf with President Donald Trump at his Bedminster Golf Club in New Jersey — and <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/04/28/sports/saquon-barkley-fires-back-at-critics-over-trump-hangout/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Barkley</a> quickly made it clear to critics that he was not interested in their complaints.
Barkley took to X on Monday morning — just hours before his team was set to celebrate their Super Bowl LIX victory (40-22) over the Kansas City Chiefs — to hit back, saying, &#8220;lol some people are really upset cause I played golfed and flew to the White House with the PRESIDENT. Maybe I just respect the office, not a hard concept to understand. Just golfed with Obama not too long ago … and look forward to finishing my round with Trump ! Now ya get out my mentions with all this politics and have amazing day.&#8221;
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lol some people are really upset cause I played golfed and flew to the White House with the PRESIDENT. Maybe I just respect the office, not a hard concept to understand. Just golfed with Obama not too long ago…and look forward to finishing my round with Trump ! Now ya get out my…
— Saquon Barkley (@saquon) <a href="https://twitter.com/saquon/status/1916842917735379276?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Trump&#8217;s team shared video of the pair exiting Marine One at the airport in Morristown, New Jersey, where Trump directed Barkley off to one side before he stepped up alone to speak with reporters. &#8220;What a nice guy he is. I wanted to race him but I decided not to do it.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> on Eagles running back <a href="https://twitter.com/saquon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@saquon</a> Barkley: “What a nice guy he is. I wanted to race him but I decided not to do it.”<a href="https://t.co/DiNFvs4SHS">pic.twitter.com/DiNFvs4SHS</a>
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Trump ribbed Barkley again during Monday&#8217;s ceremony honoring the Eagles for their Super Bowl victory, saying, &#8220;You got the ball to your superstar running back, who I met yesterday, and I want to tell you he is — he&#8217;s a handsome guy, but I wouldn&#8217;t wanna tackle him!&#8221;
&#8220;He&#8217;s great, I got to know him a little bit. I offered him a ride on Air Force One because I was coming down, and usually they say, &#8216;No, no, I don&#8217;t think so.&#8217; He said, &#8216;I&#8217;ll take it, sir&#8217; — and he loved it!&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;He&#8217;s a great young guy and an incredible football player.&#8221;
Several members of the team — including quarterback Jalen Hurts — did not attend the White House event due to &#8220;scheduling conflicts.&#8221;

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‘Get Out My Mentions!’: Eagles Running Back Swipes At Critics Mad He Played Golf With Trump

'Get Out My Mentions!': Eagles Running Back Swipes At Critics Mad He Played Golf With Trump

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Collective cries of anguish echoed through the heavens this past weekend. You may have heard the sound. It was the sound of trauma. Of heartbreak. Of great moral outrage. It was the sound of the Left-wing hacks in sports media reacting to Shedeur Sanders, the son of former NFL star Deion Sanders, being drafted into the the NFL a little bit later than most people expected.
For some background and context, Shedeur Sanders is a quarterback who played for The University of Colorado where his dad, Deion Sanders, is the head coach. For months, most analysts projected that he would be selected in the first round of the NFL draft, which began on Thursday and ran for three days and seven total rounds. But the prognosticators in sports media are about as credible, and have about as good a track record, as the political prognosticators in the news media. Which is to say they&#8217;re full of crap most of the time. So Shedeur was not drafted in the first or even second round. Instead he didn&#8217;t come off the board until the fifth round, when he was drafted by the Cleveland Browns — who selected a different quarterback, some other players, a water boy, a cheerleader, and a janitor before they finally got around to drafting Shedeur.
Why does any of this matter? Well, it doesn’t matter. But to the commentators in sports media, it was a national tragedy. Shedeur’s brief draft slide was ESPN’s 9-11. It was the NFL Network’s Pearl Harbor. They’ll never forget where they were when it happened. They were shell shocked. Dumbfounded. Grief stricken. 
Here are two very short clips that should give you a pretty good idea of how they were covering the news:
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&#8220;It&#8217;s disgusting. I don’t get it. I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s never happened before. I just want to reach out and give him a hug. This is such a tough time for him.&#8221;
To be clear, they aren’t talking about someone who survived a school shooting. They&#8217;re talking about an already wealthy and famous athlete who had to wait a day longer than expected to be drafted into the NFL and get paid millions of dollars to play football. This is like weeping in the street because a trust fund baby got the wrong color Ferrari for her sweet 16. Most of the human population would kill just for the chance to experience this kind of &#8220;disappointment.&#8221; But the sports media treated Shedeur like a holocaust survivor.
All of this would just be kind of funny and embarrassing but not worth discussing. After all, sports media embarrasses itself in some form pretty much every day. They embarrass themselves even more often than the news media, if you can believe it. But what makes this whole spectacle something worse, and perhaps more notable, is the reason why the sports media were so outraged.
They — very predictably — made it about race. It was decided that Shedeur Sanders fell in the draft because he&#8217;s black.
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As an article in The Root put it in “<a href="https://www.theroot.com/i-am-a-leader-i-forge-my-own-path-shedeur-sanders-mak-1848432864" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shedeur Sanders</a> not getting drafted in the first, second or third rounds of the NFL draft is like when that white cashier scrunches up her face and drops change in your hand instead of running the risk of touching you. Was she a racist Karen, or is that how she treats all customers? It’s a racism Rorschach test.”
Never mind the question of how else a cashier is supposed to transfer change from her hand to yours. What do you want her to do? Stroke your arm gently as she sensuously places one coin at a time into your palm? Personally I prefer that she just drop the change into my hand so we can both move on with our lives. But that’s how I interpret the “racism Rorschach test.” On the other hand, for the race hustlers, when it comes to the racism Rorschach test, the answer is always yes. And that’s why lots of commentators in sports media jumped in to make it about race. Here&#8217;s another brief highlight reel: 
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That was Ryan Clark, Emmanuel Acho, and Skip Bayless — three of the most prominent sports commentators in the country. All of them agree that this came down to race. Skip is practically in tears over it. Emmanuel says he was up all night “muling&#8221; about it, whatever the hell that&#8217;s supposed to mean. I assume the word he was reaching for was “mulling.” But the other thing about sports commentators is that they are, for the most part, fantastically stupid.
Stephen A Smith was also outraged. He was tweeting in a frantic hysteria all weekend, repeatedly invoking Colin Kaepernick and alleging that there was &#8220;collusion&#8221; at play, just as there was, allegedly, to keep Kaepernick out of the league.
And it wasn&#8217;t just sports commentators. Jamaal Bowman, the former congressman famous only for pulling a fire alarm, put out a video on Saturday claiming that Shedeur’s fate is more evidence that &#8220;America continues to fear strong black men.” 
He also said this:
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Now, given that I have an audience of intelligent people — certainly more intelligent than Jamaal Bowman, who has the approximate IQ of a rubber spatula — I probably don&#8217;t need to explain that these racism complaints are totally asinine.
If you think that Shedeur wasn’t drafted in the first round because he&#8217;s black, you’ll have to explain why the guy selected number one overall is black. Also the guy selected number two is black. So was the guy selected number three. So was the guy selected number six, number seven, number eight, number nine, eleven, twelve, thirteen, and so on. There were 32 selections in the first round. All but five of them were black. And this ratio held up through the entire draft, just as it did in last year&#8217;s draft, and the year before that, and before that, and before that, for decades. Which is why only 25% of the players in the NFL are white. All of the rest are black, or some other racial minority.
The vast majority of NFL players are black. The vast majority of the biggest stars are black. The highest paid player in the league is black.
So where is the racism coming into play? Is it that black players are held to a higher standard? Are black players scrutinized and penalized and criticized more? No, definitely not. Deshaun Watson — a black quarterback — was credibly accused of sexual assault by over 20 women and yet was still given the richest contract in league history after all of these accusations were made public. There are black players in the league who have been involved in all manner of scandals and crimes and alleged crimes. The Baltimore Ravens selected a player in the second round of this year’s draft who was accused of rape in high school and college. He’s also black. But they needed an edge rusher, and the kid has talent, so they overlooked the rape stuff. That&#8217;s how NFL teams operate. They don&#8217;t care about the color of your skin or crimes on your rap sheet. They only care if you can help them win games. Winning is the only thing that matters. The Ravens most legendary player of all time, a black man, was charged with double murder. A year later he won Super Bowl MVP. Nothing matters in football but winning. Which is what I love about football, actually. It&#8217;s the ultimate meritocracy.
Shedeur suffered his tragic drop, for which all of humanity weeps and the heavens cry out for justice, because he&#8217;s not a great prospect. He&#8217;s a pretty good prospect, but not great. He’s not as talented as a lot of the guys who went before him. Also, to make matters much worse, he’s a high maintenance diva with an ego bigger than any room he walks into. According to lots of reports, that&#8217;s exactly how he came across in his pre-draft interviews with various teams. This is a guy who had a room custom built just for the draft night broadcast with the word “legendary” painted all over the walls. He hosted a draft party where he performed some rap songs — apparently he moonlights as a rapper — and walked around with a giant brief case full of cash.
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Star: Shedeur Sanders threw a MASSIVE party to celebrate being drafted by the Browns.
Sanders performed his hit rap songs and flexed over $100K in cash during the event.
So many celebrities were in attendance as well.
Cleveland drafted a superstar 👀 <a href="https://t.co/zqKZZVNCqe">pic.twitter.com/zqKZZVNCqe</a>
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At the NFL scouting combine, he said he doesn’t even need to explain why an NFL team should draft him. 
There&#8217;s no question that Shedeur deserves it, according to Shedeur. Listen:
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If you aren&#8217;t ready to change your culture, don&#8217;t draft him. That was his message to teams considering drafting him. A message that was apparently heard loud and clear.
This is, of course, the opposite of what you want to say in a job interview. Employers are looking for candidates who will fit their workplace culture, not candidates who demand that the culture change for them. Imagine walking into an interview and saying, &#8220;Hey, if you hire me, I’m going to need you to change your whole culture and the entire way that you do business. That&#8217;s how special I am.” That’s a surefire recipe for getting laughed out of the room. The only real mystery here is how this jackass managed to find any team dumb and desperate enough to draft him. But it’s Cleveland we&#8217;re talking about. Dumb and desperate is their brand. It turns out they actually won&#8217;t have to change their culture at all.
In any case, in this story we find the real tragedy of the Left-wing race hustle. We find what really makes it so harmful. Which is that it constantly destroys opportunities for much more productive conversations. So many teachable moments have been wasted over the past several years because the usual suspects injected their racial victimization narrative into it, completely derailing what could have otherwise been a useful discussion.
In this case we could have been talking about the value of humility. And we could use more conversations about humility, as it falls second only to chastity as the most underrated virtue of our time. Shedeur comes from a generation that has been thoroughly brainwashed into the religion of self-worship. And his dad is Deion Sanders, who is one of the prophets of that religion. But in the real world, you can only get away with being a narcissistic nightmare if you’re extremely talented and gifted — if the weight of your ego is still somehow outweighed by your skills. Even then, you’re only getting away with being a narcissist. It certainly isn&#8217;t helping you. And eventually, as your skills fade — as they will for everyone, no matter your line of work — this equation may not work out in your favor anymore. The thing about a narcissist is that their skills, their talents, their physical gifts — whatever it is that’s causing people to put up with their nonsense — won’t last forever. But narcissism, unchecked, will last forever. Or at least until death. In fact, it will probably even grow with age, like a tumor.
So the lesson is that, no matter how talented you are, it’s better to be humble. There are two kinds of people in this world, after all. The humble, and those who will be humbled. As Christ explains to us in the Beatitudes. Better to be in the first group than the second. That’s the lesson we could take from this. But instead we’re hearing again about racism. Because why talk about real issues, when you can talk about fake ones. If the media had a motto, that would be it.

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Another Dumb ‘Racism’ Scandal Takes Over The NFL

Another Dumb 'Racism' Scandal Takes Over The NFL

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Legendary football coach Bill Belichick, 73, is facing major backlash for comments made by his younger girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, 24, during a recent CBS interview to promote his new book. 
Interviewer Tony Dokoupil asked about Belichick’s relationship by hinting that fans have had different reactions to it, especially considering the 49-year age gap. When the interviewer asked Belichick how the couple met, Hudson, who was sitting nearby, jumped in with a stern, “We&#8217;re not talking about this.” 
Dokoupil turned to her and asked, “No?”
“No,” she repeated, which was followed by an awkward moment of silence between Belichick, Hudson, and Dokoupil.
In a voiceover during the CBS Sunday Morning segment, Dokoupil can be heard saying, “It’s a topic neither one of them is comfortable commenting on.”
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My Sunday morning routine is always coffee and CBS Sunday Morning. It’s a feel good show. The opposite of controversial. So image my surprise this morning when they had the most awkward Bill Belichick interview I’ve ever seen. Like I was squirming in my seat <a href="https://t.co/1p6XjwsTfk">pic.twitter.com/1p6XjwsTfk</a>
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Footage of this moment has ignited a firestorm online, with clips of the awkward exchange going viral across social media. Many criticized the interview, with Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy <a href="https://x.com/stoolpresidente/status/1916506436806312044">writing</a>, “My Sunday morning routine is always coffee and CBS Sunday Morning. It’s a feel good show. The opposite of controversial. So [imagine] my surprise this morning when they had the most awkward Bill Belichick interview I’ve ever seen. Like I was squirming in my seat.”
British broadcaster Piers Morgan <a href="https://x.com/piersmorgan/status/1916510418601750621?s=43&amp;t=BDz6oekueqrSVJ50bM62xw">wrote</a>, “It was utterly excruciating. Mr Belichick needs a family or friend intervention asap.”
“I actually felt uneasy with his girlfriend,” another X user <a href="https://x.com/cynmdmi/status/1916494314475057300">noted</a>. “If he were my Dad, I&#8217;d be watching her very closely. She is definitely controlling the relationship &amp; is securing her financial future. It&#8217;s a bit creepy.”
The incident quickly turned into meme fodder, with users linking together footage of Belichick’s infamous monotone press conferences alongside Hudson’s interruption. Many pointed out how Belichick, who has a reputation for taking a firm stance with the media, was now seemingly being told what to do by a romantic partner.
Commenters also questioned why Hudson was even involved in the interview. 
Belichick is currently promoting his new book, “The Art of Winning: Lessons from My Life in Football.”

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Bill Belichick Interview Goes Viral After His 24-Year-Old Girlfriend Calls The Shots

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Jax Ulbrich, the 21-year-old son of Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, has issued a formal apology for a prank call he made to Colorado Buffaloes quarterback prospect Shedeur Sanders on Friday during the 2025 NFL Draft.
Sanders is the son of Colorado coach and NFL legend Deion Sanders and made headlines over the weekend for his significant drop in the draft, from being projected as a potential first-round pick to being chosen in the fifth round. 
Ulbrich was able to find the football player&#8217;s phone number and orchestrated the prank call to Sanders claiming he had been selected by the New Orleans Saints, per <a href="https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/04/27/sport/son-of-atlanta-falcons-coach-apologizes-shedeur-sanders-prank-spt">CNN</a>.
Sanders was live-streaming his draft experience when he received a call from someone impersonating Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis. The caller said, “We’re going to take you with our next pick,” then added, “But you’re going to have to wait a little longer,” before abruptly hanging up and laughing. A recording of the call went viral on social media. 
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The other end of the Shedeur Sanders prank call has been leaked.
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Jax Ulbrich admitted to accessing Sanders’ draft contact information from an open iPad at his parents&#8217; home and orchestrating the prank. He <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DI9oQO2Rdbl/">said</a> in his apology that his actions were “completely inexcusable, embarrassing, and shameful.” 
&#8220;I’m so sorry I took away from your moment, it was selfish and childish. I could never imagine getting ready to celebrate one of the greatest moments of your life and I made a terrible mistake and messed with that moment. Thank you for accepting my call earlier today, I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me,” he said.
The Atlanta Falcons also released a statement confirming Jax&#8217;s involvement and clarifying that Jeff Ulbrich was not involved in the prank. The team apologized to Sanders and his family and pledged to review and update security protocols to prevent similar incidents in the future. ​
Sanders responded by calling the prank &#8220;childish.&#8221;  
“Nobody has that number but coaches, strictly for that reason,” he said. “Why get mad? They want you to have a certain type of reaction to it. They want you to feel bad. But I ain’t trippin.’”
Sanders was later selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round as the 144th overall pick.

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Son of Falcons Coach Apologizes For Pranking Shedeur Sanders During NFL Draft

The world famous Boston Marathon has three race categories for participants based on gender — but because of lax gender identity standards, male runners have the opportunity to compete — and could win the top prizes — in all three categories: male, female, and non-binary.
Former Levi Strauss executive Jennifer Sey — who is an outspoken advocate for biological women and girls in sports and the founder of XX-XY Athletics — shared some details about the famous footrace in an op-ed published Sunday by the New York Post.
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A man is eligible to win every Boston Marathon category — men’s, women’s and non-binary, too. No space is protected for women. <a href="https://t.co/7rNQfJTVzX">pic.twitter.com/7rNQfJTVzX</a>
&mdash; Jennifer Sey (@JenniferSey) <a href="https://twitter.com/JenniferSey/status/1913992937203184082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Sey noted that the Boston Marathon opened a non-binary category for runners in 2023, but that trans-identifying male runner Riya Suising — born Robert Chien Hwa Young — was still allowed to enter the race in the female category because he claims that he is a woman. It will not be Suising&#8217;s first outing, either — the longtime runner &#8220;has competed in races in the female category more than 338 times since 2009, medaling for his age group more than 140 times.&#8221;
&#8220;It means a man could win every Boston Marathon category — men’s, women’s and non-binary, too. No space is protected for women,&#8221; Sey wrote. &#8220;On a day meant to honor courage and freedom, is this what breaking barriers really means?&#8221;
Because those entering the race as &#8220;non-binary&#8221; could be biologically either male or female, the qualifying time for that category is the same as the women&#8217;s qualifying time — which is slower than the men&#8217;s time, Sey wrote: &#8220;The official qualifying time for women is 16.6% slower than for men — a full 30 minutes — recognizing a fact we all know to be true: men are faster than women.&#8221;
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Registration for Boston 2024 is open!
Men! Failed to qualify under the men’s times? No matter! You could still get in with a time 30 mins slower than your fellow men by declaring yourself non-binary! 🎉
Women! No such luxury for you. 😔<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/trainharder?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#trainharder</a> <a href="https://t.co/qGa3nj2tZM">https://t.co/qGa3nj2tZM</a> <a href="https://t.co/eeGs48cDQL">pic.twitter.com/eeGs48cDQL</a>
&mdash; Mara Yamauchi (@mara_yamauchi) <a href="https://twitter.com/mara_yamauchi/status/1701255359392792620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The prestige of the Boston Marathon was ruined when they created a non-binary category allowing men to qualify by running a female qualifying time. Now they allow men to compete in the women’s category too. Skip Boston. There are plenty of beautiful courses to run,&#8221; Storm Robinson posted in response.
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The prestige of the Boston Marathon was ruined when they created a non-binary category allowing men to qualify by running a female qualifying time. Now they allow men to compete in the women’s category too.
Skip Boston. There are plenty of beautiful courses to run. <a href="https://t.co/bmPfdEQpGn">https://t.co/bmPfdEQpGn</a>
&mdash; Storm (@stormrobinson) <a href="https://twitter.com/stormrobinson/status/1914006231020372025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The men’s category in the Boston Marathon is open to Riya Suising. The non-binary category is, too,&#8221; Sey concluded, noting that it did not matter if Suising won — the fact that he was even allowed to compete in the women&#8217;s category meant that he took a spot in the competition that should have belonged to a women. &#8220;The women’s category must not be. Misogyny looks no better in a running bra. It’s still a man insisting on special treatment, getting priority over every woman’s fair shot.&#8221;

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United States District Court Judge Steven McAuliffe ruled on Monday that the Bow School District in New Hampshire could continue to eject parents from school sporting events if they wore &#8220;XX&#8221; wristbands supporting biological females in sports.
McAuliffe issued a <a href="https://nhjournal.com/judge-rules-school-can-ban-xx-protests-over-males-in-girls-sports/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">45-page ruling</a> against parents Anthony Foote, Kyle Fellers, Eldon Rash, and Nicole Foote, saying that school athletic events were considered a &#8220;limited public forum&#8221; and therefore the school district could act if it was deemed necessary to &#8220;protect&#8221; students from &#8220;adult speech that can reasonably be seen to target a specific student participating in the event.&#8221;
The protest occurred in September 2024 when the parents learned that their daughters&#8217; soccer team would compete against a team that included a trans-identifying male player, Parker Tirrell, and decided to wear the wristbands in silent protest.
But McAuliffe ruled that the bright pink wristbands would likely be interpreted as &#8220;demeaning and harassing&#8221; and seen as &#8220;directly assaulting&#8221; anyone who happened to identify as transgender.
&#8220;The message generally ascribed to the XX symbol, in a context such as that presented here, can reasonably be understood as directly assaulting those who identify as transgender women. Because gender identities are characteristics of personal identity that are ‘unalterable or otherwise deeply rooted,’ the demeaning of which ‘strikes a person at the core of his being,’ and because Bow school authorities reasonably interpreted the symbols used by plaintiffs, in context, as conveying a demeaning and harassing message, they properly interceded to protect students from injuries likely to be suffered,&#8221; McAuliffe stated.
Anthony Foote told The New Hampshire Journal that he had no intention of backing down from the fight, saying, &#8220;What was our offense? Supporting girls’ sports and defending biological reality? This ruling is a slap in the face to every parent who believes schools should be a place of fairness, not political indoctrination. The judge openly admitted that Pride flags are allowed because they promote ‘inclusion,’ but wristbands defending women’s sports are banned because they might ‘offend’ someone. That’s viewpoint discrimination, plain and simple — and it’s unconstitutional.&#8221;
Former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines shared the story, commenting, &#8220;A federal judge just ruled that two fathers can&#8217;t wear pink wristbands that say &#8216;XX&#8217; to silently protest male inclusion in women&#8217;s sports. The judge said the female chromosomes, XX, are a &#8216;demeaning and harassing assertion.'&#8221;
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A federal judge just ruled that two fathers can&#39;t wear pink wristbands that say &quot;XX&quot; to silently protest male inclusion in women&#39;s sports 
The judge said the female chromosomes, XX, are a &quot;demeaning and harassing assertion&quot;<a href="https://t.co/AKpAovWWQn">https://t.co/AKpAovWWQn</a>
&mdash; Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1912230227780202586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 15, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Attorney General Pam Bondi responded to Gaines, saying, &#8220;I have asked my @CivilRights Division to examine this matter. This DOJ stands with women and their supportive parents.&#8221;
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I have asked my <a href="https://twitter.com/CivilRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CivilRights</a> Division to examine this matter. This DOJ stands with women and their supportive parents. <a href="https://t.co/5sJZ0dEQ1y">https://t.co/5sJZ0dEQ1y</a>
&mdash; Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) <a href="https://twitter.com/AGPamBondi/status/1912298418405319086?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;This ruling is unconstitutional and will not stand. @CivilRights is examining this closely. Every father has not only a right but also a duty to stand up for his daughters, and the right to free speech is not curtailed by subjective &#8216;feelings,'&#8221; Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon added.
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This ruling is unconstitutional and will not stand. <a href="https://twitter.com/CivilRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CivilRights</a> is examining this closely. Every father has not only a right but also a duty to stand up for his daughters, and the right to free speech is not curtailed by subjective “feelings.” <a href="https://t.co/CE0G2iS5Gd">https://t.co/CE0G2iS5Gd</a>
&mdash; AAGHarmeetDhillon (@AAGDhillon) <a href="https://twitter.com/AAGDhillon/status/1912295300141556061?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Judge Says School Can Ban Dads Who Wear Pink XX Wristbands To Protest Boys In Girls’ Sports

Judge Says Dads Can't Wear Pink XX Wristbands To Protest Boys Competing Against Their Daughters

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Vice President JD Vance attempted to recover a fumble after he dropped the trophy he was trying to hold up during a ceremony recognizing the Ohio State University football team.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-vance-celebrate-ohio-states-2025-national-championship-at-the-white-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ohio State team</a> was at the White House to commemorate their 2025 National Championship win (34-23) over Notre Dame — the first team to win in the new 12-team playoff format — and as they went to take a few photos, Vance appeared to suggest that he should hold up the trophy.
When the vice president went to lift the trophy off the table, however, the gold upper portion of the trophy and the black base separated — and Vance fumbled, trying to get ahold of one or both pieces. Running back TreVeyon Henderson and linebacker Cody Simon scrambled and were able to catch both pieces before the trophy hit the ground.
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The CFP National Championship Trophy falls apart as VP JD Vance tries to hold it aloft at the White House. <a href="https://t.co/XYmZRnCsK0">pic.twitter.com/XYmZRnCsK0</a>
&mdash; Philip Melanchthon Wegmann (@PhilipWegmann) <a href="https://twitter.com/PhilipWegmann/status/1911869267164930395?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Vance, who was an Ohio State graduate himself, held just the gold upper portion of the trophy while he posed with the team for photos — but he took to X a short time later to acknowledge the flub.
&#8220;I didn’t want anyone after Ohio State to get the trophy so I decided to break it,&#8221; he joked. The trophy, as some noted in the comments, was not broken at all — the top had simply separated from the removable base.
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I didn’t want anyone after Ohio State to get the trophy so I decided to break it <a href="https://t.co/rS3Vw3BdO6">https://t.co/rS3Vw3BdO6</a>
&mdash; JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href="https://twitter.com/JDVance/status/1911877790388871537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Vance also took a playful jab at one person who had attended the event wearing a hat from OSU rival school University of Michigan, saying, &#8220;I don&#8217;t know who let the guy over in the corner here in a Michigan hat into this celebration but I&#8217;m about to tell the Secret Service you&#8217;ve got a dangerous weapon, sir.&#8221;
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VP Vance: &quot;I don&#39;t know who let the guy over in the corner here in a Michigan hat into this celebration but I&#39;m about to tell the Secret Service you&#39;ve got a dangerous weapon, sir.&quot; 
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&mdash; TheBlaze (@theblaze) <a href="https://twitter.com/theblaze/status/1911868802729451696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The team won the championship game on January 20, 2025 — the same day that President Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term — and on Monday presented Trump with an Ohio State University jersey bearing his name and the number 47.
&#8220;It turns out January 20 was a big day for all of us,&#8221; Trump quipped.

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‘I Decided To Break It’: JD Vance Plays Off Trophy Fumble At Ohio State Ceremony

'I Decided To Break It': JD Vance Plays Off Trophy Fumble At Ohio State Ceremony

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President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance celebrated the 2025 national football championship with the Ohio State Buckeyes on Monday, congratulating the team on taking home the trophy in the first-ever 12-team playoff format. 
Ohio State won the National Championship on January 20, the same day Trump was sworn in for his second term.
“It turns out January 20 was a big day for all of us,” Trump said.
“This was a historic year in college football,” he added. “Standing together today, these men are the first college football players in history who can proudly call themselves 12-team playoff champions. … That’s not easy.”
The president praised the Buckeyes for pushing on through adversity during the season, including overcoming two losses — one to Oregon and another to “that team up north.” After getting upset by Michigan on November 30, Ohio State rallied, beating Tennessee, Oregon, Texas, and Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff.
Trump was flanked by Ohio State head coach Ryan Day and star players TreVeyon Henderson, Emeka Egbuka, Jeremiah Smith, Jack Sawyer, and Will Howard — all of whom were praised by the president for their performances during the playoff.
Vance, an Ohio State grad, also addressed the team and said he asked Trump if he could skip the last Inaugural Ball to attend the National Championship game.
“The president said no, but we’ll have them at the White House,” Vance added.
Vance then pointed out a man in a Michigan hat in the crowd, saying, “I don’t know who let the guy over there in the corner in the Michigan hat into this celebration. I’m about to tell the Secret Service you’ve got a dangerous weapon, sir.”
Hosts Jake Crain, Blain Crain, and David Cone of The Daily Wire’s sports podcast “Crain &amp; Company” were in attendance at the White House for the ceremony and thanked the president for keeping men out of women&#8217;s sports.
&#8220;That was an easy one,&#8221; Trump replied.
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Thank you for keeping your word, Mr. President, and protecting women’s sports by keeping men out. <a href="https://t.co/IkHWwMk9qf">pic.twitter.com/IkHWwMk9qf</a>
&mdash; Blain Crain (@Blain_Crain) <a href="https://twitter.com/Blain_Crain/status/1911877181547950591?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Jake Crain <a href="https://x.com/JakeCrain_/status/1911823682881618220" target="_blank" rel="noopener">quipped</a> on X, &#8220;We are at The White House to pitch &#8216;DOSE.&#8217; Department of sports efficiency. Unveiling our platform soon.&#8221;
Cone, a former University of Michigan quarterback, wore a blue suit and his Wolverines ring during the celebration of his biggest rival.
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I’m at the White House but…
…I have to sit through the Buckeyes championship celebration. 
Every rose has its thorn, as they say. <a href="https://t.co/qu8nuKcaH7">pic.twitter.com/qu8nuKcaH7</a>
&mdash; David Cone (@davidadamcone) <a href="https://twitter.com/davidadamcone/status/1911846277567959116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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In a post on X, Cone also gave a shoutout to Trump for “bringing up the Michigan game.”
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Shoutout to President Trump for bringing up the Michigan game. It’s only right. <a href="https://t.co/MPNcJfVQer">pic.twitter.com/MPNcJfVQer</a>
&mdash; David Cone (@davidadamcone) <a href="https://twitter.com/davidadamcone/status/1911865988171055352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Trump, Vance Celebrate Ohio State’s 2025 National Championship At The White House

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President Donald Trump hosted the 2024 World Series champions — the Los Angeles Dodgers — at the White House on Monday, but as he stood to give remarks, he couldn&#8217;t resist taking potshots at a few unnamed U.S. Senators who were on hand for the event.
&#8220;I’m thrilled to welcome to the White House very special people&#8230; very talented people,&#8221; Trump said of the California Major League Baseball team.
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President Trump congratulates the 2024 World Series Champion, the LA <a href="https://twitter.com/Dodgers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Dodgers</a>, on a legendary season.⚾️
“I’m thrilled to welcome to the White House very special people&#8230; very talented people.” <a href="https://t.co/eXBAfZYKp9">pic.twitter.com/eXBAfZYKp9</a>
&mdash; The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1909300018600616243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Trump smiled as he jabbed at the senators who were present, saying, &#8220;Others — we have a couple of senators here. I just don‘t particularly like them, so I won&#8217;t be introducing them!&#8221;
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Trump carried on with his remarks after a brief pause as the audience laughed, saying, &#8220;Over the course of this amazing season, the members of this team —&#8221;
Loud laughter broke out again, and when it died down, the president commented, &#8220;I didn&#8217;t think it was that big a deal, actually &#8230; Washington.&#8221;
&#8220;Over the course of this amazing season,&#8221; Trump began again. &#8220;The members of this team &#8230;&#8221;
Later on, Trump asked Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts whether star player — and National League MVP — Shohei Ohtani was &#8220;good.&#8221;
&#8220;He&#8217;s like a movie star,&#8221; Trump said, laying out a list of Ohtani&#8217;s accomplishments and record-breaking statistics. &#8220;He&#8217;s got a good future, I&#8217;m telling you &#8230; Is he good?&#8221;
&#8220;He&#8217;s only getting better,&#8221; was Roberts&#8217; reply.
&#8220;That&#8217;s scary for a lot of people,&#8221; Trump quipped.
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President Trump on Shohei Ohtani: &quot;Is he good?&quot;<a href="https://twitter.com/Dodgers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Dodgers</a> Manager Dave Roberts: &quot;Only getting better.&quot;
Trump: &quot;That&#39;s scary for a lot of people.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/FjGxx7p1hj">pic.twitter.com/FjGxx7p1hj</a>
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During the ceremony, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw presented President Trump with a Los Angeles jersey emblazoned with the Trump&#8217;s name and the number 47.
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw presents President Donald J. Trump with a 47 jersey. ⚾️ <a href="https://t.co/dqOM7bfamy">pic.twitter.com/dqOM7bfamy</a>
&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1909275420152787348?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Mr. President, we have a gift for you as well,&#8221; he said, reaching for the jersey. After he handed it over, Trump held it up so that the crowd could see.
Following the team event, Trump even invited Ohtani to visit the Oval Office. &#8220;It’s a great honor, you’re an amazing athlete and person,&#8221; he told the star player.
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Happening now behind the scenes, President Donald Trump welcomes Los Angeles <a href="https://twitter.com/Dodgers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Dodgers</a> Shohei Ohtani to the Oval Office…
POTUS: “It’s a great honor, you’re an amazing athlete and person…” <a href="https://t.co/LUUCspxFgu">pic.twitter.com/LUUCspxFgu</a>
&mdash; Dan Scavino (@Scavino47) <a href="https://twitter.com/Scavino47/status/1909282785355088306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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President Trump Hosts 2024 World Series Champions LA Dodgers

Trump Introduces 2024 Champion Los Angeles Dodgers, Can’t Resist Throwing A Few Barbs

Trump Introduces 2024 Champion Los Angeles Dodgers, Can't Resist Throwing A Few Barbs

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The professional disc golf athlete who walked off the course during a Nashville competition on Friday over her concerns about a trans-identifying male player told The Daily Wire she was warned against speaking out.
When Abigail Wilson stepped up to compete at the Disc Golf Pro Tour&#8217;s Music City Open on Friday morning, she cocked her arm back to throw, but then suddenly lowered her disc, turned around, and walked away from the tee area.
&#8220;Females must be protected in our division,&#8221; Wilson said as she walked away. &#8220;This is unfair. I refuse to play.&#8221;
She told The Daily Wire after the competition that she had raised concerns a day earlier, and was reprimanded for misgendering her competition. The trans-identifying male disc golfer, Natalie Ryan, was set to play at the same tee time as Wilson in the women&#8217;s division. Ryan has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/another-womens-sport-sees-trans-athletes-rise-to-top-and-competitors-are-speaking-out" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sparked</a> controversy since at least 2022 when he <a href="https://www.outkick.com/culture/biological-male-is-starting-to-dominate-womens-disc-golf-but-competitors-mostly-stay-quiet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defeated</a> the world&#8217;s number one ranked female competitor, Kristin Tattar.
Wilson said this made her anxious because she had heard protests were planned against the trans-identifying player, and last year, a terrorism threat against the same player <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/terrorist-threat-stops-nashville-disc-104056192.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKROHiYUgWeKDCkRYE4ZBfcft4Jy3leBdYzscCDabPLUrOwFunEr-RksQXgiZcLgMSXn0G1lR-Rz0uwZropJ1BxrcjJjfZ3pJhkV2mkoUyr9GOtR9PW9EPK4IMlK0vHePzWVBEDgTKojkzu2f0HzEuSky-kKInio4yKumJo84vgW" target="_blank" rel="noopener">caused</a> the Music City Open to be temporarily suspended. Wilson played in last year&#8217;s event as well.
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&#8220;They did a terrible job of keeping us safe during the event when this threat was called in,&#8221; Wilson told The Daily Wire. &#8220;I said, &#8216;Well, it is a very unpleasant thing that all of us women have to play with him.&#8217; After I said the word &#8216;him,&#8217; this Disc Golf staff member told me that if I misgender him again, I will be penalized and removed from the tour, and he&#8217;s going to pretend he didn&#8217;t hear me say that.&#8221;
Wilson said staff also assured her that the event would have police, security, and bag checks, but she saw none of that when she arrived, and she was allowed in without showing her credentials.
&#8220;There were zero security precautions,&#8221; she said.
Jeff Spring, CEO and Director of the Disc Golf Pro Tour said they did have security on site, including an on-duty police officer, plain clothes security staff, and armed security guards, and they did conduct bag checks for spectators. Wilson was &#8220;cleared through our spectator entrance and recognized as an approved player upon arrival,&#8221; he said.
Spring also said that the Disc Golf Pro Tour &#8220;supports Abigail’s right to protest and have her voice heard.&#8221;
&#8220;There is no consequence for Abigail’s protest today, as she violated no rules or policies,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We encourage all players to do what they think is right. Abigail is welcome to compete on the same playing field as all other players and we wish her the best in her young career.&#8221;
Wilson previously said she assumes she will no longer be welcomed to play in Disc Golf Pro Tour competitions, the highest level of disc golf, but she does not regret her decision to walk away on Friday.
&#8220;I couldn&#8217;t keep putting my head down,&#8221; she told The Daily Wire. &#8220;I like to say that I throw plastic at metal chains for a living, and it&#8217;s not worth any of this. We shouldn&#8217;t have to deal with this as women, as professionals.&#8221;
&#8220;Today I most likely ended my career and that is okay because this is bigger than me,&#8221; Wilson <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DICNtTLP0r_/?igsh=MWVxd3UyemlqcDR5bg%3D%3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on social media after walking off the competition.
&#8220;I have worked so hard to get to this point to play on the DGPT, but the sacrifice of my career and my hard work is worth it if it means I can make a difference for other women, daughters, nieces, and the future of our sport,&#8221; she said. &#8220;If you feel how wrong it is to have biological males be competing in female protected divisions in sports, now is the time to speak up and stand your ground.&#8221;
Spring, the Disc Golf Pro Tour director said any changes to the sport&#8217;s transgender participation policy will likely be derived from changes to International Olympic Committee policy and state and federal law.

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‘Most Likely Ended My Career’: Disc Golfer Who Protested Trans Competitor Says She Has No Regrets

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Men and women are different. This biological reality was once universally understood. Now, however, radical activists are trying to bully women into believing that merely a public declaration of your gender makes you a woman. Thankfully, we are coming to a tipping point. More and more brave, strong, authentic women are rising to the bizarre challenge of our day.
Women like <a href="https://x.com/i/trending/1907525406108098676" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stephanie Turner</a>. At a collegiate fencing competition last weekend, she removed her mask and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/video-female-fencer-booted-from-tournament-after-refusing-to-compete-against-male-opponent" target="_blank" rel="noopener">took a knee</a> before her bout, refusing to compete against a male who had competed on the men’s team just a year earlier. USA Fencing responded by immediately disqualifying and expelling Turner from the tournament. Turner’s decision to stand up and publicly shoulder this fight required immense strength. Strength that her male counterpart didn’t possess, or he’d still be training to succeed is his own division.
It’s the same kind of strength Maine Representative Laurel Libby showed when she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-will-not-be-silenced-democrats-censure-maines-laurel-libby-for-calling-out-trans-sports-policy?row=0&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;title=%E2%80%98I+Will+Not+Be+Silenced%E2%80%99%3A+Democrats+Censure+Maine%E2%80%99s+Laurel+Libby+For+Calling+Out+Trans+Sports+Policy&amp;category=News" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spoke out</a> against the injustice of a biological male student dominating girls’ pole vault at the Maine State Class B Championship. The student had previously placed fifth in the boys’ division just one year before. Like Turner, Libby’s refusal to go along with the gender activists’ takeover was met with punishment. When she tried to defend herself, the male Democratic Speaker of the House, Ryan Fecteau, cut her microphone and shut down the live feed. Libby stood before the dais with a stoic strength. Strength her male Democratic counterpart didn’t possess, or he’d be able to defend his position on the merits.
Oddly, the same people who silenced Laurel Libby, who disqualified Stephanie Turner, who took a medal from Riley Gaines, and who named MJ Rodriguez “woman of the year,” are the same individuals who scream about feminism. These are the same “feminists” who think my daughters should change their swimsuits beside men at the YMCA.
To the “feminists” who cannot define a woman, anyone can be a woman, so everyone is a woman. Those who don’t nod their head, put pronouns in the email signature, and quietly follow along are bullied like the women above.
Thankfully, Turner and Libby aren’t so easily intimidated. They add their names to a growing list of strong women undeterred by the powerful forces who seek to take their voices away. Each woman who stands up makes a difference, especially for the generation of girls behind them. Though these brave acts may seem small in isolation, together they cannot and will not be ignored.
Turner and Libby are two women at the forefront of a fight that should have never needed to be fought. It’s a sad reality that defending the very concept of womanhood has become a radical act, but it is that radical act by these women who are inspiring others to stand up unapologetically and demand girls’ spaces be returned to them. And parents, we must continue to do our part in our towns, schools, and local sports leagues.
Girls’ spaces should be sacred, and their rights should not be subject to ideological whims. We must ensure that the next generation of girls grow up knowing they deserve a world where they are protected and respected.
While this fight is far from over, these women have set the stage for the movement afoot to take hold. Parents across the country are stepping forward at school board meetings and standing up to the governing boards of local sports leagues. We must continue to harness this momentum to protect our daughters and reaffirm the biological reality that somehow slipped from the cultural collective sense.
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Alleigh Marré is the Executive Director of the American Parents Coalition and a mother of four.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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