Women's fencer Stephanie Turner speaks to Fox News Digital about the change to the USOPC's policy on trans athletes nearly four months after her protest of the issue went viral.

The XX-XY Athletics group issued a statement on the matter and also presented Stephanie Turner with its ‘Courage Wins Award’ and $5,000. “Sex matters,” the statement reads.

For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KLFY.com. Fencer explains why she refused to compete against transgender opponent (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Turner) ...

Women's fencer Stephanie Turner believed she was "ruining her life" when she chose to kneel in protest of a transgender competitor at a USA Fencing event in late March. But after nearly four ...

Fencer Stephanie Turner spoke out about some of the difficulties that came with her decision to take a knee in protest of competing against a transgender athlete during a competition. Turner was ...

Turner said she doesn’t find USA Fencing’s transgender and nonbinary athletes policy to be inclusive. “This policy is ridiculous, and it’s forced me to refuse by taking a knee,” Turner said.

Fencer Stephanie Turner (pictured) took a knee rather than face off against Redmond Sullivan. Fox News Turner decided to take a knee in protest of Sullivan’s inclusion in the meet and of USA ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — 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 ...

Turner said she doesn’t find USA Fencing’s transgender and nonbinary athletes policy to be inclusive. “This policy is ridiculous, and it’s forced me to refuse by taking a knee,” Turner said.

Turner said she doesn’t find USA Fencing’s transgender and nonbinary athletes policy to be inclusive. “This policy is ridiculous, and it’s forced me to refuse by taking a knee,” Turner said.

A transgender fencer, who competed in a USA Fencing-sponsored tournament and was at the center of controversy after an opponent protested against the organization’s gender-participation policies ...