During the competition March 30 at the University of Maryland, fencer Stephanie Turner took a knee before her match against transgender student Redmond Sullivan. Turner was then given a black card by ...

The drama around the transgender fencer is only getting widespread attention after the female opponent took a knee before the game. During the recent Cherry Blossom Open fencing tournament, Wagner ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — USA Fencing disqualified a fencer from a women’s tournament in Maryland after she refused to face an opponent whom she says is transgender. Stephanie Turner was competing on ...

Ahead of a bout at the Cherry Blossom Open in Maryland over the weekend, Turner, 31, made the decision not to compete against trans athlete Redmond Sullivan. And Turner also wanted to make sure her ...

A female fencer has been disqualified after refusing to face a transgender opponent in a move that sparked fierce backlash. Stephanie Turner opted to take a knee rather than compete against trans ...

XX-XY Athletics founder and CEO Jennifer Sey spoke out about why she was awarding a female fencer with a courage award after the athlete's stance against a transgender opponent in a match. Sey ...

Eli Dershwitz and a teammate on the U.S. Olympic Fencing team stood ready, their feet apart, knees bent and sabres pointed up. Another teammate said, “Ready, fence!” and the two lunged at each other, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Zoe Saldana is set to star in “Fencer,” a drama from director Jasmine McGlade that places Saldana in the competitive world of ...