USA Fencing disqualified a fencer from a women's tournament in Maryland after she refused to face an opponent whom she says is transgender.

Looking for trans people in the bushes with a magnifying glass.

  • Babs [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
    30·
    3 days ago

    Even reach is only part of the equation. Tall dudes have more surface area you can poke, while fencing a tiny woman can be like trying to swat a fly.

    • SpiderFarmer [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      13·
      3 days ago

      I remember fencing a short woman. What was normally a shot to someone’s heart was my stabbing her mask. Not a legal shot in foil fencing, to be sure.

      I did a lot of apologizing whenever we matched up.