Unsurprisingly, leftists are outraged over the release of The Daily Wire’s first-ever feature-length comedy “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/lady-ballers">Lady Ballers</a>.” The film openly mocks trans-identifying men competing in women’s sports.
“Lady Ballers” is directed by the company’s co-founder Jeremy Boreing. Daily Wire sports show “Crain &amp; Co.” hosts also have roles, while there are cameos by other Daily Wire personalities and celebrities including Ben Shapiro, Matt Walsh, Ted Cruz, and others to be revealed.
The comedy tells the tale of a former high school basketball coach, Rob (Boreing), who will do anything to win. Rob turns his bad luck around by teaching a group of men radical modern gender theory and leading them to victory by encouraging them to pose as trans and compete against women.
The Young Turks news and commentary program hosts weren’t pleased about the comedy being released. “It’s about dunking on the trans community. It’s about triggering the libs,” host Ana Kasparian said. She went on to argue that we should be having “honest conversation” about men competing in women&#8217;s sports.
TYT’s John Iadarola accused The Daily Wire of working for “billionaires” and making this content “at the behest of the elites of society” with the express goal of convincing all conservatives to vote for politicians who will “demonize trans people.”
The political talk show “The Majority Report” also called the movie “anti-trans.” Podcast host Sam Seder kept <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlDODcrpoms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asking</a> “why” this is a film, then answering his own question, saying, “I mean I get it, we could dominate women’s sports … but why?”
The host said the joke is that nobody cares about women’s basketball, but that’s why it makes no sense to make fun of men competing against women. “I gotta say, I’m so triggered by this,” Seder added.
Streamer Hasan Piker, who runs the channel HasanAbi, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohvj304YMoQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">insisted</a> that this type of comedy already exists because “Juwanna Man” was made in 2002, completely missing the point that this form of comedy has been lacking in politically correct Hollywood for decades. He also mentions “White Chicks,” a comedy from 2004.
He claims the “origins” of those types of films were not meant to be “s***ing on trans people,” but were rather anti-woman. “It was more sexist, I think, than transphobic,” Piker said.
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“It’s like ‘Mrs. Doubtfire,’ but evil,” Piker said of “Lady Ballers.”
“It’s just like, trans people are secretly faking it, or something,” he adds. At a later point, Piker accused the film of going beyond transphobia and actually just mocking “cis women” like a “late 90s bro film.”
He also insinuated that the &#8220;Lady Ballers&#8221; players would get “f***ing destroyed” if they were competing against actual WNBA players.
“Lady Ballers” premieres at 8 p.m. ET Friday exclusively on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/lady-ballers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DailyWire+</a>.

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‘Like Mrs. Doubtfire, But Evil’: Libs Triggered By ‘Lady Ballers’ Release On DailyWire+

'Like Mrs. Doubtfire, But Evil': Libs Triggered By 'Lady Ballers' Release On DailyWire+

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Positive reactions poured in after The Daily Wire dropped a trailer for “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/lady-ballers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lady Ballers</a>,” a new feature-length comedy that mocks the recent phenomenon of men competing in women’s sports.
The film, directed by Daily Wire co-founder Jeremy Boreing, will follow the story of a down-on-his-luck former high school basketball coach, Rob, who will do anything to win — which in this case means teaching his team of men radical modern gender theory and leading them to identify as women in order to brutally dominate multiple women’s sports. Boreing stars in the film alongside Daily Wire sports show “Crain &amp; Co.” hosts.
“This looks sooo goood. Can’t wait to watch!” Libs of TikTok creator Chaya Raichik reacted to the trailer, which has been viewed over 10.5 million times on X.
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This looks sooo goood 😂. Can’t wait to watch! <a href="https://t.co/lE0Aha7mIi">https://t.co/lE0Aha7mIi</a>
&mdash; Chaya Raichik (@ChayaRaichik10) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChayaRaichik10/status/1729205278191862101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2023</a></blockquote>
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“When and where can I see this?!” comedian Roseanne Barr said responding to the trailer’s drop on Monday. The film will be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/lady-ballers">available</a> to DailyWire+ members beginning this Friday, December 1, at 8:00 p.m. EST.
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When and where can I see this?! <a href="https://t.co/MKWA9kTpEf">https://t.co/MKWA9kTpEf</a>
&mdash; Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) <a href="https://twitter.com/therealroseanne/status/1729231859266338818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Paula Scanlan, a spokeswoman for the Independent Women’s Forum and advocate for keeping men out of women’s sports, <a href="https://twitter.com/PaulaYScanlan/status/1729200125048770751">said</a> she was pleased the absurdity of men participating in women’s sports was being highlighted by film.
“While most days it’s frustrating or upsetting that so many people defend men playing in women sports, we have to admit it is hilarious that they do … I’m glad the absurdity (and humor) of the situation is being highlighted by this film. I can’t wait to see it. I am so glad non woke people are entering the comedy space again!” she said.
Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz, who has a cameo in the film, shared the trailer for the film on X, taking aim at comedian Jimmy Kimmel.
[Jimmy Kimmel], this is how you make basketball comedy that is actually funny. Take notes,” Cruz said, referring to their basketball rivalry.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/JimmyKimmelLive?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JimmyKimmelLive</a>, this is how you make basketball comedy that is actually funny. Take notes. <a href="https://t.co/0n0w28bRdC">https://t.co/0n0w28bRdC</a>
&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1729225997403251138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2023</a></blockquote>
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“This is what we have all been craving for so long. Actual comedy. Lady Ballers is going to be one of the top blockbusters of the year. Mark my words,” conservative X account End Wokeness <a href="https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1729207923732303945" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
The trailer reveals a who’s who of conservative personalities — including Daily Wire stars Ben Shapiro, Brett Cooper, Michael Knowles, and Andrew Klavan, plus college women’s swim champ Riley Gaines, Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon, with even more to be revealed in the film.
“I think it&#8217;s fair to say this trailer is the pinnacle of my acting career,” Klavan <a href="https://twitter.com/andrewklavan/status/1729216899404468224" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, sharing the trailer.
Gaines, who was forced to race against male swimmer Lia Thomas during her collegiate career, said she was very excited for the film’s release.
“Highlighting the absurdity of allowing men into women&#8217;s sports through comedy &amp; what&#8217;s supposed to be satire. This is the way Sooooo excited for this! Make sure to watch &#8216;LADY BALLERS&#8217; ft me and some of the most influential people in the conservative movement on 12/1,” she <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1729188903381524752" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Other prominent reactions included:
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🤣 AWESOME! <a href="https://t.co/4B7JZlWjwq">https://t.co/4B7JZlWjwq</a>
&mdash; PragerU (@prageru) <a href="https://twitter.com/prageru/status/1729202270997524595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2023</a></blockquote>
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lol omg <a href="https://t.co/PL5sVWwXl2">https://t.co/PL5sVWwXl2</a>
&mdash; Tim Pool (@Timcast) <a href="https://twitter.com/Timcast/status/1729189876313272548?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Yes. The madness must be mocked.
Well done, Jeremy. You&#39;ll get a mention when I win Best Supporting Actor for my part in this. <a href="https://t.co/5RZKdvqqzC">https://t.co/5RZKdvqqzC</a>
&mdash; Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) <a href="https://twitter.com/SethDillon/status/1729195288940978329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2023</a></blockquote>
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‘Where Can I See This?’: Excitement Builds After DailyWire+ Drops Trailer For New Comedy Mocking Men In Women’s Sports

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A Vermont Christian school that pulled out of a basketball game over a trans-identifying male player is suing the state for barring it from state tournaments as well as a state tuition program.
Mid Vermont Christian School in Hartford <a href="https://adflegal.org/press-release/vermont-expels-christian-school-tuition-program-sports-league" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed</a> a federal lawsuit against the state in Burlington on Tuesday, alleging that the Vermont Agency of Education committed religious discrimination when it refused to designate the school as an approved independent school.
&#8220;Mid Vermont Christian and its students are being irreparably harmed by being denied participation in the Town Tuitioning and Dual Enrollment Programs and middle school and high school athletics,&#8221; the lawsuit <a href="https://adflegal-live-drupal-files-delivery.s3.amazonaws.com/2023-11/Mid-Vermont-Christian-School-v-Bouchey-2023-11-21-Complaint.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">states</a>.
&#8220;This civil rights action seeks to protect a Christian school and its students and parents from unconstitutional religious discrimination and hostility,&#8221; the complaint <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/christian-school-suing-officials-barred-events-forfeiting-game-trans-player" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reads</a>.
Back in February, Mid Vermont Christian forfeited a girls basketball playoff game, saying a trans-identifying male player on the opposing team jeopardized “the fairness of the game and the safety of our players.”
The opposing team from Long Trail High School automatically <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/christian-school-suing-officials-barred-events-forfeiting-game-trans-player" target="_blank" rel="noopener">won</a> the game.
The next month, the body that governs school sports, the executive council of the Vermont Principals’ Association, <a href="https://www.masslive.com/news/2023/11/christian-school-that-objected-to-transgender-athletes-sues-vt-after-its-banned-from-competition.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">banned</a> the Christian school from future tournaments. The council ruled the school had violated the council’s policies on race, gender and disability awareness.
Meanwhile, the Vermont State Board of Education <a href="https://www.masslive.com/news/2023/11/christian-school-that-objected-to-transgender-athletes-sues-vt-after-its-banned-from-competition.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">requires</a> independent schools to provide the board with a nondiscrimination statement and post the statement on their websites. If the board does not approve a school, that school may not participate in the state&#8217;s town tuition program, which funds private school tuition for students in areas without a public school.
&#8220;The State is entitled to its own views, but it is not entitled, nor is it constitutional, to force private, religious schools across the state to follow that orthodoxy as a condition to participating in Vermont&#8217;s tuitioning program and the State&#8217;s athletic association,&#8221; the school&#8217;s lawsuit says.
The school&#8217;s girls basketball coach, who has coached the team for the last 10 years, said he could not have imagined telling his daughter she could not play sports due to her religious views.
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&#8220;No one, including our student athletes, should have opportunities taken away from them because of their religious beliefs,&#8221; coach Chris Goodwin <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/christian-school-suing-officials-barred-events-forfeiting-game-trans-player" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News.
The lawsuit was filed by the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF).
&#8220;Vermont has repeatedly discriminated against Christian schools and their families for following their religious beliefs,&#8221; ADF senior counsel Ryan Tucker said.
&#8220;Put simply, Mid Vermont Christian School believes that boys are boys and girls are girls. They have been punished for this belief. No school or parent should have to change their beliefs to participate in athletics or a state tuitioning program,&#8221; Tucker said.

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Tennis legend <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tennis-legend-martina-navratilova-says-allowing-emily-zanotti" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Martina Navratilova</a> went viral following her latest social media post slamming trans-identifying male athletes competing in women&#8217;s sports.
&#8220;Women&#8217;s sports is not the place for mediocre male athletes who compete as women,&#8221; Navratilova wrote on <a href="https://x.com/Martina/status/1727083614859673950?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">X</a> on Tuesday. &#8220;Period.&#8221;
At the time of this publication, the post has garnered 1.6 million views and counting.
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Women’s sports is not the place for mediocre male athletes who compete as women. Period.
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The majority of responses were overwhelmingly in agreement. Many wrote simply, &#8220;Thank You&#8221; to the retired professional tennis player. Others shared their own thoughts.
&#8220;It&#8217;s not even the place for horrible male athletes,&#8221; one account replied. &#8220;The focus must not be on the men who steal championships, but on how every man steals the opportunity to compete from some woman. There is great value in sports, even (or maybe especially) when you lose and have to try again.&#8221;
Another added, &#8220;Big kudos to you Martina for saying things straight. Keep fighting verbally for women&#8217;s rights, your good example is even more needed today. You did a great deal of work early on for the recognition of lesbian rights. And you were a fantastic tennis player and many of us enjoyed watching you play.&#8221;
Some of the commenters, who claimed to identify as transgender, could not have agreed more.
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&#8220;I am an older transgendered gal and I agree with Martina,&#8221; one account posted. &#8220;I accepted long ago that due to circumstances beyond my control I must go through life like this. I support my sisters and I refuse to put a stumbling block in their path. That&#8217;s what true sisterhood means.&#8221;
While another added, &#8220;I&#8217;m a trans-person and I approve that message. Kick the trendgenders out of women&#8217;s sport and women&#8217;s spaces.&#8221;
Navratilova has been very outspoken about trans-identifying males competing in female sports. She previously blasted trans-identifying athlete Lia Thomas after the swimmer said critics are pushing &#8220;transphobic beliefs&#8221; under the &#8220;guise of feminism.&#8221;
The tennis star responded on X to a <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/04/26/lia-thomas-says-critics-using-feminism-claims-to-hide-transphobia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TMZ</a> headline that read, &#8220;LIA THOMAS Fires Back At Critics …YOU&#8217;RE USING &#8216;FEMINISM&#8217; TO HIDE TRANSPHOBIA!!!&#8221;
Navratilova&#8217;s <a href="https://x.com/Martina/status/1651276033994244101?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> included the headline, saying, &#8220;NEWSFLASH Lia — it&#8217;s not fair.&#8221;
&#8220;We shouldn&#8217;t have to explain it to you over and over,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Also — stop explaining feminism to feminists….&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/is-this-a-joke-tennis-legend-slams-interior-secretarys-video-with-drag-queen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8216;Is This A Joke?&#8217;: Tennis Legend Slams Interior Secretary&#8217;s Video With Drag Queen</a>

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Tennis Legend Martina Navratilova Goes Viral With Post Slamming Trans-Identifying Male Athletes

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Another man claiming to be a woman has claimed a title in women’s swimming.
Meghan Cortez-Fields, a swimmer at Ramapo College of New Jersey who identifies as a woman and swam for the men’s team for three years, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/trans-swimmer-breaks-nj-college-record-switching-mens-team-womens" target="_blank" rel="noopener">broke the girls&#8217; school record</a> in the 100-yard butterfly, recording a time of 57.22 at the Cougar Splash Invitational. Cortez-fields also won the 200-yard individual medley and second place in the 200-yard butterfly.
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“Meghan Cortez-Fields won first place and broke a school record in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 57.22 at the Cougar Splash Invitational, a two-day meet between six schools in Dallas, Pennsylvania. He also came in first place in the 200-yard individual… <a href="https://t.co/BEKkhXEHHN">pic.twitter.com/BEKkhXEHHN</a>
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In 2022, Cortez-Fields told <a href="http://www.ramaponews.com/2022/10/27/transgender-collegiate-athletes-compete-against-discrimination/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Ramapo News</a>, “I choose to tape my breasts because I feel it is very uncomfortable and kind of dehumanizing to swim without a top,” adding that he was allowed to use the general women’s locker room but not the women’s team locker room.
“It’s telling me that you can either change in a space you feel uncomfortable with, but with your team, or change in a space you feel comfortable with, but without your team,” Cortez-Fields charged. “Some of my teammates on the women’s team change with me because they feel like, ‘Oh, it’s stupid. I’ll just change out here with you. Why would I be in there when you’re out here all alone?’”
Cortez-Fields spoke of admiring University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas, saying that Thomas “is an inspiration to me in that way, but also I felt so bad for her because I know exactly what she was going through. Even going into this season, I had a fear of succeeding, because I don’t want what happened to her to happen to me.”
“I think I’m in a very unique position being one of the first [openly transgender athletes] here at Ramapo,” Cortez-Fields continued. “I’m making [these posts] in hopes that people can see what I’m going through and to show I can do this. Trans people can do this, but at the same time there are some difficulties.”
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Gary Orr, coach of the men’s swim team, said, “Inclusive environments require trust and respect. As coaches, though, it’s really important that we model these behaviors with our student athletes. We also have to be willing to learn and I learn from my student athletes every day.”

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Another Trans Swimmer Breaks Women’s Record, Swam On Men’s Team For 3 Years

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A Martial Arts organization announced a change to its rules after female competitors were forced to compete against <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-s-has-to-stop-comedian-rob-schneider-says-stop-making-girls-compete-against-trans-identifying-men" target="_blank" rel="noopener">trans-identifying men</a> without being told that they were taking the mat to grapple with biological males.
The North American Grappling Association (NAGA) said it has revised its rules after female athletes backed out of competitions — after being &#8220;terrified&#8221; and &#8220;scared&#8221; following competitions against transgender athletes at recent events, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/10/31/news/naga-martial-arts-org-changes-rules-on-trans-fighters/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Post</a> reported.
The new rules from the <a href="https://www.nagafighter.com/naga-transgender-policy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">organization</a> state that trans-identifying men can only compete against biological men, the outlet noted. NAGA said &#8220;male-to-female transgender athletes who have gone through male puberty are excluded from competing in the female division at NAGHA events. Transgender females must compete in the men&#8217;s division.&#8221;
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&#8220;We hope that the simplicity of this revised policy will help to avoid any future occurrences where transgender females enter women&#8217;s divisions,&#8221; the policy added. &#8220;If NAGA staff is informed that a transgender female is in a women&#8217;s division, they will be given the choice to go to the man&#8217;s division or given a refund.&#8221;
NAGA said its prior rule was that female competitors were given the choice to fight trans-identifying athletes. However, president Kipp Kollar said that when a competitor registered for an event they were only asked if they were male or female with no option to specify whether they identified as transgender.
Jayden Alexander was left in tears and afraid after fighting a biological male at an event in July. She then pulled out of future competitions after being left &#8220;devastated,&#8221; the outlet noted.
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&#8220;The simple fact of the matter is that men, signing up in a combat sport to fight women, is absolutely unacceptable,&#8221; Alexander said. &#8220;The experience was horrible and scary … I was absolutely in fight or flight mode.&#8221;
&#8220;We don&#8217;t deserve to self-exclude from competitions to avoid fighting men,&#8221; she added. &#8220;We deserve for there to be rules and regulations put into place that keep us safe and that protect us from these situations happening in the first place.&#8221;
Another competitor, <a href="https://x.com/Ansleigh_mma/status/1720083812003287305?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ansleigh Wilk</a>, posted several videos on <a href="https://x.com/Ansleigh_mma/status/1718814377380339942?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">X</a> after she ended up having to compete against a trans-identifying man despite not being warned ahead of time that would be the case.
&#8220;They felt so strong, I was like, &#8216;Oh my God&#8217; … I thought I couldn&#8217;t take them down,&#8221; Wilk said.
In one video, she said despite the fact that she had ultimately won, the issue wasn&#8217;t about winning — but instead about &#8220;giving a voice&#8221; to Jayden and other girls who had faced similar scary situations. She concluded by asking how this could ever be acceptable. &#8220;I can&#8217;t believe people actually think this is okay.&#8221;

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Martial Arts Org Changes Rules After Women Were Forced To Compete Against Trans-Identifying Men

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Virginia Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/glenn-youngkin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Glenn Youngkin</a> said in an interview that he had fired Eventbrite after the company pulled promotion from its website for a speech by former college swimming star Riley Gaines.
Youngkin criticized the event management and ticketing company after it had removed promotions for a speech by Gaines, a vocal critic of transgender-identifying males participating in women’s sports, at UC Davis. The promotion for Gaines’ event, which is going to be a rally for the protection of women’s sports, was taken down because Eventbrite <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1717395508107383221?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that it violated “Community Guidelines.”
“When a company decides it’s going make statements on political and social issues, they have to live with the consequences, and the blowback here has been warranted,” Youngkin said when appearing on “The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show.”
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/GlennYoungkin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GlennYoungkin</a> tells <a href="https://twitter.com/ClayTravis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ClayTravis</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/BuckSexton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BuckSexton</a> he&#39;s fired <a href="https://twitter.com/eventbrite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@eventbrite</a> after they banned <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Riley_Gaines_</a> while promoting pro-Hamas events.
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Criticism from Youngkin also focused on the allowance of pro-Hamas events on the platform.
&#8220;First of all, Eventbrite continues to carry events around Hamas, which is unbelievable, but then, on top of that, to proactively terminate an agreement with Riley is beyond belief,&#8221; Youngkin said. &#8220;And to say that they are trying to protect some group and not the other, I think, results in the kind of action that I&#8217;ve taken.&#8221;
&#8220;What should happen to these companies that take these kinds of stances?&#8221; the Virginia governor added. &#8220;The customers can fire them, and in our case, we fired them.&#8221;
Gaines thanked Youngkin for his decision in a post on X, urging similar action from others.
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“More of this,” she said. “On behalf of all sensible people, thank you for your stance!”
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More of this👏🏼
On behalf of all sensible people, thank you for your stance! <a href="https://twitter.com/GovernorVA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovernorVA</a> <a href="https://t.co/AK0JxyEEQM">https://t.co/AK0JxyEEQM</a>
&mdash; Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1719067784959684959?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Gaines had been told that Eventbrite had determined that her “event is not permitted on the event, Brite marketplace as it violates our community guidelines in terms of service, with which all users agreed to comply.”
Eventbrite <a href="https://www.outkick.com/eventbrite-deletes-pro-hamas-rallies-riley-gaines/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">faced criticism</a> for previously allowing events that were pro-Hamas to be platformed. One such event, that was later removed from the platform, was called “Stop the Genocide! Free Palestine!” and was organized by “Tempest NYC.”
“Early on Saturday, October 7th, Palestinian resistance fighters broke through Israel’s siege of Gaza,” the event description said. “This panel will explore the historical context that led to the current moment, the dynamics currently at play, and the possibilities for building international solidarity for Palestinian liberation.”
The Daily Wire reached out to Eventbrite for comment on Youngkin’s decision.

Virginia Governor Youngkin Speaks At The Economic Club Of Washington, D.C.

Youngkin Stops Using Eventbrite After It Deplatforms Riley Gaines’ Event

Youngkin Stops Using Eventbrite After It Deplatforms Riley Gaines' Event

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/transgender" target="_blank" rel="noopener">biological male</a>, who formerly competed in men&#8217;s fencing, won a world title in women&#8217;s fencing over the weekend, beating a female competitor who is a 14-time champion.
Liz Kocab, who is six feet tall, took the title at this year&#8217;s FIE Veteran Fencing World Championships in the 70+ age category. USA Fencing was all-in on the win, congratulating Kocab, who is now an eight-time world champ.
&#8220;Liz Kocab is now an eight time world champion!&#8221; USA Fencing posted on its Instagram. &#8220;This is her fourth in a row in Vet Women’s Epee! Congrats Liz!&#8221;
USA Fencing permits athletes to participate in events &#8220;in a manner consistent with their gender identity/expression, regardless of the gender associated with the sex they were assigned at birth,&#8221; the group <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/transgender-female-fencer-scores-world-title-14-time-champion">states</a>.
&#8220;Athletes being treated with testosterone suppression medication, for the purposes of USA Fencing-sanctioned competitions may continue to compete in men’s events, but may only compete in women’s events after completing one calendar year (12 months) of testosterone suppression treatment,&#8221; the policy stipulates, as <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12640083/Riley-Gaines-trans-fencer-Liz-Kocab-world-championship.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> by the Daily Mail.
USA Fencing CEO Phil Andrews <a href="https://www.usafencing.org/news_article/show/1246393" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> last year that the organization will &#8220;protect the rights of nonbinary and transgender athletes in fencing.&#8221;
&#8220;Even as we plan to conduct more scientific research into the physiological effects of gender transition as they pertain specifically to the sport of fencing, we remain unanimously and steadfastly supportive of transgender athletes having their place in fencing,&#8221; he added. &#8220;To be clear, even as this issue evolves, our support of transgender athletes will not waver.&#8221;
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Kocab was interviewed by USA Fencing after taking the women&#8217;s title. &#8220;I wanted to support USA Fencing,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I really did. Otherwise, I was actually thinking of stepping away. But the fact that it was in America, I thought that was important to support the USA. This is my way of saying thanks to USA Fencing.&#8221;
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Former college swimmer and women’s sports activist <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/riley-gaines" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Riley Gaines</a> criticized Kocab for competing against women.
&#8220;Liz Kocab (male) wins his 8th Fencing World Championship title&#8230;in the women&#8217;s category,&#8221; she posted to X, formerly known as Twitter. &#8220;Winning a title as a male in the women&#8217;s category doesn&#8217;t make you a champion. It makes you an entitled cheat.&#8221;
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Liz Kocab (male) wins his 8th Fencing World Championship title&#8230;in the women&#39;s category 
Winning a title as a male in the women&#39;s category doesn&#39;t make you a champion. It makes you an entitled cheat. <a href="https://t.co/9dRNRydtUE">pic.twitter.com/9dRNRydtUE</a>
&mdash; Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1713920340483510432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Gaines is a former University of Kentucky swimmer who tied with trans-identifying male swimmer Lia Thomas for fifth place in the 200-yard freestyle final at the NCAA championship in March of last year. Gaines left the competition that day <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/04/04/swimmer-who-tied-lia-thomas-taken-aback-in-trophy-handling/">with</a> a sixth-place trophy after the NCAA decided to give Thomas the fifth-place trophy.
Mairead Elordi contributed to this report.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lax-coach-at-uber-liberal-oberlin-college-demoted-feels-driven-out-over-trans-athlete-stance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lax Coach At Uber-Liberal Oberlin College Demoted, Feels Driven Out Over Trans Athlete Stance</a>

Liz Kocab

‘Entitled Cheat’: Transgender Fencer Beats 14-Time Champ For Women’s World Title

Trans Fencer Beats Female 14-Time Champ For World Title

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Two biological men won the top two spots and took home the top cash prizes in a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trans-athlete-wins-womens-world-cycling-competition-again-slams-transphobic-critics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">women&#8217;s cycling race</a> in Chicago, leaving a sole female alone on the podium in third place after the trans-identifying males raced in the competition.
It happened on October 7 at the Chicago CycloCross Cup (CCC), where Tessa Johnson, 25, took home the gold in the Women&#8217;s Single Speed and Cat Half categories followed by Evelyn Williamson, 30, who took the silver in the Single Speed contest, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/10/13/trans-cyclists-take-gold-and-silver-in-chicago-womens-races/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Post</a> reported. The bronze went to female Allison Zmuda in the Single Speed race.
In 2020, Williamson raced in both the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s categories, where he won first place in the women&#8217;s and didn&#8217;t even place against the men, the outlet noted.
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Race organizers of <a href="https://twitter.com/usacycling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@usacycling</a> need to stop calling these “women’s events.” 
You are fooling nobody. 
These are “beta-male races” where some women get to be involved. 
In the process you are turning your “sport” into a joke.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cycling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cycling</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UNSPORTING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UNSPORTING</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nonsense?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Nonsense</a> <a href="https://t.co/Kns60X0F6W">https://t.co/Kns60X0F6W</a>
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And the win by the biological men meant that Johnson won $150 and Williamson scored the $75 prize money. Organizers of the event made it clear on the website that they have no problem with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cycling-organization-bans-trans-identifying-men-from-womens-bike-races" target="_blank" rel="noopener">biological men racing against biological females</a>.
&#8220;If you have found your way to a CCC event to race your bike and hopefully have some fun in the process… then you’re welcome here,&#8221; the message read on the <a href="https://chicrosscup.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a>.
&#8220;The CCC has always been first and foremost about fostering a positive &amp; supportive community built around competitive cyclo-cross racing, and that means welcoming and challenging everyone who wants to contribute to the series and make it better,&#8221; it added. &#8220;The CCC supports and follows USA Cycling&#8217;s Transgender Athlete Participation policies.&#8221;
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Former track and field coach Linda Blade slammed the event organizers and said to stop calling them &#8220;women&#8217;s events.&#8221;
&#8220;Race organizers of USAcycling need to stop calling these &#8216;women’s events.&#8217; You are fooling nobody,&#8221; Blade wrote. &#8220;These are &#8216;beta-male races&#8217; where some women get to be involved. In the process, you are turning your &#8216;sport&#8217; into a joke.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disgrace-megyn-kelly-slams-win-by-transgender-cyclist-in-nyc-womens-race-issues-challenge-to-college-male-athletes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8216;Disgrace&#8217;: Megyn Kelly Slams Win By Transgender Cyclist In NYC Women&#8217;s Race, Issues Challenge To College Male Athletes</a>

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Men Win Top Two Spots In Women’s Cycling Race In Chicago

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The head coach of the women’s lacrosse team at Oberlin College, a leftist <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ohio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ohio</a>-based private school, feels that she has been effectively driven out of her job after she voiced opposition to allowing biological males to compete against females in women&#8217;s sports.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/burned-at-the-stake-lax-coach-at-uber-liberal-oberlin-college-targeted-over-trans-athlete-stance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kim Russell</a>, 56, says the environment at Oberlin has become so hostile that she&#8217;s uncomfortable showing up to work, National Review <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/news/oberlin-womens-lacrosse-coach-refusing-to-return-to-campus-amid-backlash-over-her-opposition-to-men-in-womens-sports/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> this week. She was previously demoted and targeted for her stance on transgender athletes, which was posted on a personal social media account.
“I have not gone into the office Monday or Tuesday, so my guess is they will be firing me shortly,” said Russell, who took time off Friday and has still not returned to work.
This summer, Russell made her treatment from Oberlin College public with a group called Independent Women&#8217;s Forum, outlining a series of disciplinary hearings and a bizarre team meeting where Russell was effectively made to listen to her own players shame her for her stance, and outline what they don&#8217;t like about her personally and professionally.
One of the players can be heard seemingly targeting Russell for her race, telling the coach she can’t just work to advance “white feminism.” Others suggested her views had an unacceptable “impact” on the school, which has a high “LGBTQ+ population.” Recalling the meeting, Russell said she felt &#8220;burned at the stake&#8221; and teared up as she expressed that she felt personally attacked &#8220;by these kids that I love.&#8221;
After Oberlin received attention for its treatment of Russell, the administration reportedly removed her from her coaching position and demoted her to “employee wellness project manager.”
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The school&#8217;s media relations department has said that Russell&#8217;s demotion is warranted for “her breach of trust rather than any views she has expressed,&#8221; National Review noted. Russell, feeling uneasy about the team meeting, secretly taped the event. Some of the recordings were included in the IWF&#8217;s video.
“This breach of trust — not her posts, feelings, or beliefs about trans athletes — is why she has been removed from her coaching duties,” the Oberlin spokeswoman said.
In response, Russell has highlighted what she describes as the college&#8217;s retaliatory treatment of her, prompting Russell to release the recordings.
“I’m at a loss anymore for what they’re doing,” she said of the college. “I’m not transphobic or transgressive or unsafe. This is about protecting women’s rights. This is about protecting women’s private spaces. I really don’t understand where the Me-Too movement is, what happened to it?”
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/burned-at-the-stake-lax-coach-at-uber-liberal-oberlin-college-targeted-over-trans-athlete-stance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘Burned At The Stake’: Lax Coach At Uber-Liberal Oberlin College Targeted Over Trans Athlete Stance</a>

Kim Russell

Lax Coach At Uber-Liberal Oberlin College Demoted, Feels Driven Out Over Trans Athlete Stance

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Former NCAA swimmer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-was-ready-to-go-to-dental-school-riley-gaines-became-an-activist-by-accident-but-shes-not-backing-down" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Riley Gaines</a> shared a video on Wednesday promoting &#8220;Real Women&#8217;s Day&#8221; on October 10.
Gaines, who delayed dental school in order to join the fight to protect women&#8217;s and girl&#8217;s sports, explained that in Roman numerals the date — 10/10 — would read X/X just like the chromosomes of a biological female.
&#8220;Stand with me and all real women on October 10th (X/X in Roman numerals) in declaring this day as Real Women&#8217;s Day! The war on women is in full effect, so it&#8217;s time to say we&#8217;ve had enough. #RealWomensDay #SaveWomensSports,&#8221; she posted via X, sharing a link to her <a href="https://rileygainescenter.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a>.
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Stand with me and all real women on October 10th (X/X in Roman numerals) in declaring this day as Real Women&#39;s Day! 
The war on women is in full effect, so it&#39;s time to say we&#39;ve had enough. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RealWomensDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RealWomensDay</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SaveWomensSports?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SaveWomensSports</a> <a href="https://t.co/CkdJKWhzZf">https://t.co/CkdJKWhzZf</a> <a href="https://t.co/2lkCVq4YL0">pic.twitter.com/2lkCVq4YL0</a>
&mdash; Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1709696818966360241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;So, a few months ago during Women&#8217;s History Month, I noticed a common theme,&#8221; Gaines said in the video. &#8220;The theme was that in places where we were supposed to be honoring trailblazing women, we were honoring men who were claiming the identity of a woman.&#8221;
Gaines went on to give examples such as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nuts-or-nutless-the-daily-wire-launches-jeremys-chocolates-after-hersheys-trans-farce-insults-customers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hershey&#8217;s Chocolate</a> and ESPN — the latter of which honored her former competitor, trans-identifying UPenn swimmer Lia Thomas, as a &#8220;pioneer for women&#8217;s sports.&#8221;
&#8220;So this is when I started to think to myself, we need a day to honor real women,&#8221; Gaines continued. &#8220;You know, women with XX chromosomes. So after thinking and brainstorming, I have now declared October 10th as Real Women&#8217;s Day. Now, why October 10th? October 10th is the tenth day of the tenth month, which — in Roman numerals — is XX.&#8221;
Gaines said that she had done the necessary research and legwork to have the date declared National Real Women&#8217;s Day — but had been blocked at every turn because her proposal was &#8220;too controversial.&#8221;
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&#8220;So I&#8217;m asking you and encouraging you to stand with me and all other real women on October 10th in recognizing this day as Real Women&#8217;s Day,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We need to say enough is enough. It is time to roll up our sleeves and say no. Women are being erased, so it&#8217;s time that our voices are heard.&#8221;

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‘It’s Time To Say We’ve Had Enough’: Riley Gaines Promotes ‘Real Women’s Day’

'It's Time To Say We've Had Enough': Riley Gaines Promotes 'Real Women's Day'

A group of elite <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/feminist-group-condemns-ncaa-for-ignoring-pleas-of-female-swimmers-shielding-trans-swimmer-who-didnt-do-particularly-well-in-mens-swimming-competitions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">female swimmers</a> from Roanoke College in Virginia spoke out about the &#8220;demoralizing&#8221; battle they had after a trans-identifying male swimmer joined the team and said the school did nothing to help them.
The swim captains called on schools across the country to create a plan for dealing with trans athletes and said they were shocked their school left it up to them to tell the swimmer if they had a problem with him, the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12591769/roanoke-college-virginia-transgender-swimmer.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a> reported.
&#8220;There&#8217;s no blueprint for this, which is also why we want to stand up and get our voices heard,&#8221; captain of the sophomore team Kate Pearson told the outlet. &#8220;Because there should be, there should be a blueprint for this kind of thing.&#8221;
&#8220;There&#8217;s so many &#8216;grown ups&#8217; around that should be making these decisions,&#8221; she added. &#8220;That&#8217;s part of their job. It was just a hot mess. I was like, what is happening.&#8221;
Fellow senior captain Bailey Gallagher said, &#8220;It was so exhausting, every aspect: emotionally, physically, mentally. It was just the longest month of our entire life.&#8221;
She added that it was &#8220;so defeating&#8221; watching how fast the biological male swimmer was. &#8220;It&#8217;s like, why would we even jump into the pool, and even try to compete against this person? Because we know our best will never compete with their best, right?&#8221;
Pearson said the person was known to them as a man and informed them &#8220;last year&#8221; &#8220;of their transition.&#8221; The girls said they were supportive of him in his personal life, but thought it was unfair to have to swim against him.
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🚨NEW EXCLUSIVE: Elite female swimmers at Roanoke College are demanding urgent action to protect their sport, after a male student joined their women’s team, leaving the coaches and athletes &#8216;demoralized&#8217;, angry, and unsure how to cope.<a href="https://t.co/K4f5NwsLCU">https://t.co/K4f5NwsLCU</a>
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Junior captain Lily Mullens said when they were told the person would be joining the team there was confusion. The three captions decided to hold a meeting to discuss their concerns about competing against a biological male swimmer.
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&#8220;And after that meeting, I feel like Kate and Lily can agree, we almost felt like a sense of relief that we weren&#8217;t the only people like feeling this way, and that our other teammates also were feeling this way,&#8221; Gallagher added.
&#8220;The school put so much onto us,&#8221; Mullens said. &#8220;I feel like and whenever we made efforts to move forward with this to try to express how we felt, every time we were just shoved to the side. Like, we told you guys to do this, but we&#8217;re not going to pay attention. It was just so ridiculous.&#8221;
A college spokesperson told the outlet no decision had ever been made to allow the trans swimmer to be on the team.
&#8220;This fall a Roanoke College student who identifies as trans (male to female) requested consideration to join and compete with the women&#8217;s swim team,&#8221; the person said. &#8220;While the College&#8217;s leadership was reviewing NCAA and national sport policies on eligibility, the student withdrew her [his] request before any decision had been made.&#8221;
The swimmers told the outlet that they were unaware the swimmer had withdrawn their request to join the girls team and had been told he was a member of their squad.
Last week, the girls said they received a letter indicating the swimmer was withdrawing from the team.
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Virginia Female Swimmers Speak Out About ‘Demoralizing’ Battle After Trans-Identifying Man Joined Team

Virginia Female Swimmers Speak Out About 'Demoralizing' Battle After Trans-Identifying Man Joined Team

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