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US fence chairman Damien Lehfeldt seemed to send an explicit message hours before he was questioned in front of congressmakers about keeping men out of women’s sports.
Lehfeldt will be one of the witnesses to hear questions from the supervision of the house that provides the subcommittee for government efficiency. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., Sub-Committee Chair, Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., Melanie Stansbury, DN.M., Sub-Committee Ranking Member, and Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, are expected to be among the legislators during the consultation.
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A detailed overview of the Saber Hencing Gear is seen during the US Hencing Division in the National Championships at the Greater Richmond Convention Center on April 11, 2016 in Richmond, Virginia. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
The United States Fence Service Member published a photo of himself giving the camera the middle finger before the hearing started.
He caption on snap, “Game Day.”
Independent Council on Women’s Sports (Icons) published the photo in his social media account.
The hearing comes weeks after Fencer Stephanie Turner kneeled in protest of a transient opponent at an event. It triggered indignation against the organization and it made Turner go away from the sport completely.
The organization said last month that it was preparing to change its current policies that allow biological men to compete with women and girls in case it is “forced” to change them.
“In the event that the US fence is forced to change its current attitude in accordance with supervisory bodies or federal legislation, the new political states must, athletes competing in the US hencing-sanctioned tournaments compete according to their biological gender,” the announcement reads.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is the leading questions from the house’s supervision that delivers government-efficiency subcommittee. (Reuters/Jim Bourg)
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The proposed updated policy ensures that women’s category “will be open exclusively to athletes of the female gender.” The category of the gentlemen “will be open to all other athletes who are otherwise eligible for competition.”
The change comes into force across sanctioned competitive levels, including department I, IA, II, III, Junior, Kadet, Youth, Veteran and all other categories.
“If adopted, this policy is solely to ensure future compliance required by supervisory organizations. This policy does not reflect any change in our strong support to each person’s right to identity,” the message read.
“We acknowledge that many people-noticing transk and non-binary athletes and their supporters in fence clubs nationwide-will be deeply affected if this policy comes into force.”
Stephanie Turner on Pakinomist Channel. (Pakinomist)
Turner is expected to be a witness during the hearing along with Payton McNabb, the former volleyball, which suffered catastrophic injuries as a result of a tip from a transgender athlete.
