Women's basketball players at Columbia Bible College (CBC) in British Columbia, Canada, have signed a letter in response to a rival team refusing to play games against CBC due to alleged abuse against a women's basketball player. Transgender player.
Vancouver Island University (VIU) made the announcement on Thursday You won't play Its match against CBC is this weekend following an incident that occurred in the last meeting between the two teams in October, alleging that a CBC coach treated a trans athlete in a manner that violated the coach's code of ethics. VIU has asked its conference, the Pacific West Athletic Conference (PACWEST), not to penalize its team for not playing games due to the nature of the situation.
Harriet McKenzie, a transgender VIU player, made public statements alleging that CBC coaches and players behaved in an abusive manner.
The letter sent by CBC players, which was obtained by Fox News Digital, condemns the VIU team for “personal attacks,” “defamatory comments” and even “comments that incite violence” against their coach.
“Videos and messages posted by members of the VIU women's basketball team over the past three months directly violated numerous rules set forth in Section 17.2 of the Handbook. Various posts included 'personal attacks', 'defamatory comments' and 'disrespect for others.' PACWEST,” and resulted in “comments inciting violence and/or hatred” directed at our coach.
“Any and all allegations made by VIU players regarding our team and coach should have been made directly to PACWEST officials alone, and should not have been uploaded publicly on social media.”
The letter even called VIU players' statements “misinformation.”
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“The attacks on the character of Coach Clagett and the character of our team over the past three months were based on misinformation and one side of a complex scenario,” the statement read.
McKinsey Publishing video to the athlete's Instagram page on Oct. 30, alleging that Columbia Bible coach Taylor Clagett “cornered one of our athletic staff and went on a tirade about how he wouldn't let me play.”
McKenzie said she was also intentionally tackled to the ground by a Columbia Bible player.
“I was hand-kicked to the ground by No. 13 without a play on the ball in sight, and then head coach Clagett could be seen clapping in support,” the transformed athlete said.
McKenzie helped lead the Mariners to the 2022-2023 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association national championship. This season, the Athletic ranks second in the PACWEST in scoring with 16.1 points per game and third in rebounds with 9.4 per game, as VIU is 11-1 in the conference. McKenzie also ranks second in the conference in shooting percentage at 49.7%.
“I believe all trans people should be included in sports,” McKenzie said in the video. “But this makes me especially angry, because I play — and am forced to play — with a major biological disadvantage.” “I've never gone through male puberty. I've only ever gone through female puberty. And I don't have ovaries, and I don't have testicles, so I have no way of producing any testosterone.”
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The CBC players' letters also allege that VIU violated standard procedure for canceling games, and that PACWEST did not hold VIU to proper standards.
“In the past, when a team refused to participate and travel to a scheduled match, it received 0 points in the rankings. By postponing matches this weekend, PACWEST has contravened standard operating procedures. There has been no clear justification provided to our team. To justify this departure from procedures Ordinary,” the letter said.
“Additionally, Rule 13 Section 9.1.1 states that if a team is unable to hold a scheduled game, the coach or athletic director must contact the opposing athletics director ‘to indicate why they are unable to fulfill their scheduled obligations.’ To our knowledge, This requirement has not been met.”
The CBC players, who have remained silent up to this point, believe they can no longer do so.
“Up to this point we have remained silent. We have shown respect for PacWest and VIU over the past few months by staying off social media and voicing our concerns through official channels. The VIU women's basketball team has not shared the same respect for PacWest.” Or CBC and communication was done mainly through social media.”
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“Their behavior has been rewarded in how they handled their refusal to play this weekend. We are writing this letter to ensure that our voices are heard in this conversation, and that the respect we have shown throughout this process cannot be confused with negativity.”
Since June 2017, all venues within Canada have fallen within the Canadian Human Rights Act, and equal opportunity and/or anti-discrimination legislation prohibits discrimination against gender identity or gender expression. This law protects the inclusion of all transgender athletes in women's and girls' sports.
In the United States, President-elect Trump pledged to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls' and women's sports. Trump has also repeatedly suggested that Canada join the United States, perhaps as the 51st state.
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