New “Transgender Policy” from Olympic boxing organization summed up by incensed social media users: “They’re going to let men punch women.”

The slippery slope remained undefeated in dragging ideologues down to the lowest possible outcome, and for USA Boxing that reality was set to begin with the new year after new rules were released Friday. Applying to amateur boxers over the age of 18, the national governing body for Olympic-style boxing in the country, overseen by the U.S. Olympic Committee and World Boxing, approved men who’ve undergone genital mutilation and hormone treatments to fight against women.

In a post with the hashtag “ISaidWhatISaid,” former International Boxing Federation Bantamweight Champion Ebanie Bridges boiled down how claims that men competing against women didn’t hurt anyone had readily devolved to participation in sports “where the aim is to HURT YOU.”

“This is wrong on so many levels. I will never agree to this… it’s bad enough having trans women breaking records in other sports like track and field, swimming and power lifting but it’s a bit different to them breaking our skulls in combat sports where the aim is to HURT YOU not just break a record…,” wrote Bridges on X, “however I think it’s wrong in ALL SPORT… I have nothing against trans but you can’t be skewing the line in sport…. You don’t see reference or debates for transmen in sport… [because] it’s not a threat… It ain’t just about the test levels what about their bone density and a heap of other biological factors. Cutting [your] bits off and adding boobs won’t take back the masculine maturity your body has gone [through] before you decided [you] are now a woman.”

This is wrong on so many levels. I will never agree to this… it’s bad enough having trans women breaking records in other sports like track and field, swimming and power lifting but it’s a bit different to them breaking our skulls in combat sports where the aim is to HURT YOU… https://t.co/a58ADwPvpC

— Blonde Bomber ‍♀️ (@EbanieBridges) December 30, 2023

According to the policy, men wishing to compete against women were required to have had “completed gender reassignment surgery” and to provide documentation that testosterone levels had remained “below 5 nmol/L” for no less than four years prior to the first competition.

In support of their policy, they cited studies from Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital Sports Medicine which had previously been found to be promoting expansion of irreversible procedures on adults and minors alike.

As had been witnessed when Fallon Fox had been permitted to fight in an MMA bout against Tamikka Brents in 2014 that resulted in her TKO loss coming complete with a concussion, staples in her head and a broken orbital bone, the dangers of allowing men, even with hormone injections, to fight women were serious.

Following release of the new policy, outrage wasn’t limited to fighters as activist and former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines was among the voices of reason calling attention to further dangers bound to stem from deeming men “brave” for this behavior.

“Do you understand what this means?” she asked and answered. “Men will be GLORIFIED for beating up on women. Not only glorified, they will be deemed ‘brave’ for such actions. Slippery, slippery slope.”

Do you understand what this means?

Men will be GLORIFIED for beating up on women. Not only glorified, they will be deemed “brave” for such actions.

Slippery, slippery slope. https://t.co/x45lYxtf04

— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) December 30, 2023

Sadly, women need to refuse to compete to stop this madness. I realize this may mean for many women that they stop competing for a while and give up what they love doing for the sake of future generations of girls and women, but I don’t see any other way at this point in time

— TheSkepticalPatriot (@TSPcorner) December 30, 2023

Men.

They’re going to let men punch women.

— Billy Bragg (@Serena_Partrick) December 30, 2023

Nobody should watch or support USA Boxing since they are okay with mean beating up women.

— Ask A Transwidow (@AskATranswidow) December 30, 2023

The women need to refuse. That is the only way to end this

— Aurora (@FloreFlos) December 30, 2023

100% agree. 5 nmol/L testosterone level is significantly lower than the average male but it’s still double of what the upper reference range is for women. Not to mention going through puberty as a man being a huge advantage. This isn’t just unfair to female boxers, it could be…

— MMA Bonehead (@MMAbonehead) December 30, 2023

Premeditated murder charges is what you should be charged with when this eventually goes to trial. There’s only one way this ends. WFT is wrong with you? #BoycottUSABoxing #SaveWomensSports

— simplyabk (@simplyabk) December 30, 2023

What an abhorrent little organization you are. I hope you’re sued right out of existence.

— Jessenia ⚖️☘️ (@JesseniaRamz) December 30, 2023

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