{"id":1991083,"date":"2023-08-04T14:50:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T18:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wyoming-tennis-president-resigns-over-trans-identifying-male-competing-against-women-very-unfair\/"},"modified":"2023-08-04T14:51:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T18:51:19","slug":"wyoming-tennis-president-resigns-over-trans-identifying-male-competing-against-women-very-unfair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wyoming-tennis-president-resigns-over-trans-identifying-male-competing-against-women-very-unfair\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyoming Tennis President quits due to unfairness of transgender male competing against women."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwyoming-tennis-president-resigns-over-trans-identifying-male-competing-against-women-very-unfair%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1991083&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The President of \u2064a Wyoming Tennis Association Resigns in Protest<\/h2>\n<p>The president of the Cheyenne Tennis\u200c Association board, Jackie Fulkrod, has made the difficult decision to step down from her position. Her resignation comes as a result of her opposition to \u200da\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-s-has-to-stop-comedian-rob-schneider-says-stop-making-girls-compete-against-trans-identifying-men\/\" title=\"\u2018This S*** Has To Stop\u2019: Comedian Rob Schneider Says Stop Making Girls Compete Against Trans-Identifying Men\">trans-identifying male player<\/a>, Brooklyn Ross, being allowed to compete against women in the Wyoming\u200d Governor\u2019s Cup tournament.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI think\u2064 a man playing\u2062 against a woman is a very unfair matchup \u200bwhen it\u2019s specifically meant for women \u2064in that specific draw,\u201d Fulkrod told the Cowboy\u200c State Daily. \u201cI feel like \u200chaving a transgender athlete compete in the women\u2019s draw is against my personal integrity and what I\u200d believe and value.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fulkrod&#8217;s decision to resign was driven by\u2062 her concern for the organization&#8217;s ability to\u2063 protect\u200b its female athletes participating in the tournament. Her mother, Mary Fulkrod, who\u2063 also served on the \u200dboard, has resigned as well.<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn Ross, a 27-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oklahoma-governor-signs-womens-bill-of-rights-to-combat-gender-ideology\/\" title=\"Oklahoma Governor approves 'Women's Bill Of Rights' to counter gender ideology.\">trans-identifying male athlete<\/a> from Colorado, is set to compete in\u2064 the women\u2019s \u200copen singles division of the tournament. Standing \u200bat 6 feet tall, Ross is known as one of the best players on the\u200c team. Having identified as \u200dfemale and undergone the gender transition process six years ago, Ross believes in \u200dstanding up for those who often\u200b go unheard.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThey probably haven\u2019t \u200dhad\u2064 the experience of any \u2063trans woman being able\u2064 to play, and I\u2019m glad to be\u2062 able\u2064 to be able to [sic] kind of\u2063 stand up for \u200dsome of those\u2063 people without a voice,\u201d Ross told the Cowboy State Daily. \u201cKids that have to choose between their \u200bauthenticity\u200b and \u200dplaying a game.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Wyoming Governor\u2019s Cup is an important tournament for players looking to raise their\u2062 United \u2064States Tennis Association ranking, which college coaches often\u2063 consider in recruitment decisions. However, Fulkrod strongly disagrees with the decision to allow Ross to compete, fearing the potential consequences it may have for future events.<\/p>\n<p>While the tournament\u200c director, Peg\u200d Connor, did not comment on who made the final decision, she pointed\u200d to the \u200dUnited States\u200d Tennis\u2062 Association&#8217;s policies, which emphasize inclusivity and \u2062acceptance.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cTennis thrives when the sport embraces inclusion,\u201d the USTA said in its statement\u200d on trans-identifying athletes. \u201cFor that reason, tennis is open \u2064to all regardless of one\u2019s age, \u200cethnicity, race, religious background, sexual orientation or\u200b gender identity.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite understanding the director&#8217;s position due \u200dto potential lawsuits, Fulkrod firmly \u200dbelieves \u2062that allowing\u2064 this precedent \u200bto\u2063 be set is a mistake.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI thought this is wrong, this is not something we want to set as \u200da precedent in Cheyenne because\u2064 what\u2019s the\u200b next \u2062thing?\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fulkrod had dedicated two years\u200c of her \u200blife to serving on the tennis association board before making the difficult decision to resign. The issue of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-gm-shows-up-to-press-conference-wearing-shirt-about-women-and-girls-in-sports\/\" title=\"NFL GM Shows Up To Press Conference Wearing Shirt About \u2018Women And Girls\u2019 In Sports\">trans-identifying male athletes competing<\/a>\u200b in \u200dwomen&#8217;s sports has become a contentious\u200b topic, \u200bwith female athletes \u200bexpressing concerns about fairness and discomfort\u200c in shared spaces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jackie Fulkrod, president of the Cheyenne Tennis Association board, has resigned in protest. 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