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Congresswoman Says Transgender Athletes Don’t Hurt Anyone, Former Volleyball Player Disagrees

The 19-year-old said her injury forever changed her life.
Congresswoman Says Transgender Athletes Don’t Hurt Anyone, Former Volleyball Player Disagrees
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on March 21, 2024. House Judiciary GOP YouTube/Twitter/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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3/22/2024|Updated: 3/22/2024
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A former high school girls’ volleyball player who was injured in a game by an opponent identifying as transgender is calling out a Democrat congresswoman who claims that having transgender athletes in female sports doesn’t hurt anyone.

Payton McNabb, a 19-year-old from North Carolina, was struck in the face by a male who identifies as transgender in her varsity high school volleyball match in September 2022. The male knocked Ms. McNabb unconscious in a spike—a move intended to hit the ball in the game.

Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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