Disc golfer refuses to compete against transgender opponent, walks out of competition: Females must be protected

A video of women’s disc golfer Abigail Wilson refusing to face a transgender opponent went viral on Friday, prompting praise from women’s sports rights activists.The incident came just days after Fox News Digital reported that women’s fencer Stephanie Turner had refused to face a transgender opponent at a competition in Maryland, prompting global awareness and criticism against USA Fencing.Wilson’s refusal to face the trans athlete came on Friday in Nashville, Tennessee, at the MVP Music City Open, which is an event that is officially sanctioned by the Disc Golf Pro Tour and the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA).When her name was called to step up to compete, she walked up to the tee box, wound up her toss, and flung her arm forward, but didn’t let go of the disc.

Then she turned around to explain why.“Females must be protected in our division!” Wilson yelled to the crowd.“This is unfair.

I refuse to play!” Wilson then took her belongings and walked away. Later on Friday, she shared the footage of her protest in an Instagram video. “Today I refused to play at the Music City Open.Females deserve to have their gender protected division be protected.

This is unfair.I have worked so hard to get to this point to play on the DGPT, but the sacrifice of my career and my hard work is worth it if it means I can make a difference for other women, daughters, nieces, and the future of our sport.

If you feel how wrong it is to have biological males be competing in female protected divisions in sports, now is the time to speak up and stand your ground,” she wrote in the caption.“I took this stand today because I was having anxiety about playing with the openly trans player on tour because of the planned protests for this year and the threats of violence at the event last year.After speaking with a member of the DGPT staff yesterday they made it clear they would be unwilling to change me to an earlier tee time when regarding my fears of safe...