Stephanie Turner, 31, was booted from USA Fencing’s Cherry Blossom Open in Maryland last month after she opted to take a knee instead of competing against Redmond Sullivan, a 20-year-old trans ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into USA Fencing over the disqualification of a female participant who refused to compete against a transgender opponent. The ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation into USA Fencing on Tuesday following fencer Stephanie Turner’s protest against competing with a transgender athlete. Turner’s ...

Woman competitor disqualified after refusing to face opponent Paxton previously sued NCAA over transgender policies but lost Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) says he’s investigating USA Fencing ...

Northwestern was ranked as high as No. 3 in the United States Fencing Coaches Association poll. Moss also stewarded three Wildcats to All-American honors in Amanda Pirkowski, Daphne Chan Nok Sze ...

But, apparently, USA Fencing, the organization that governs competitive fencing in the United States, hasn’t gotten the memo. A female athlete and competitive fencer named Stephanie Turner was ...

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According to the Academy of Fencing Masters, a black card marks the ‘definitive and negative end of competition for a fencer’ who has broken the code of honor. It’s considered a severe punishment in ...

The fencing competitors looked virtually identical, clad head-to-toe in protective gear. But Stephanie Turner believed the athlete at the other end of the strip was not like her in one crucial way.

Stephanie Turner was competing in a USA Fencing-sanctioned regional tournament at the University of Maryland on Sunday when she took a knee in protest of her ...