College volleyball protest erupts over transgender athlete controversy

A university volleyball match in California Wednesday evening was targeted by a host of demonstrators in the middle of the controversy on a transgender player in one of the teams.

The Santa Rosa Junior College faced the Sierra College at Rocklin Weeks after several players from Santa Rosa filed a complaint in title IX concerning the treatment by the school of a biological teammate. Sierra won the match in two sets.

One of the demonstrators, the sports activist for local women, Beth Bourne, distributed protest signs to the students who attended the game and said that it was the first time that she has seen students protesting the problem in person.

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“It was the first time that we have experienced students with the game test, asking us if they could also hold a sign to show their support for women. We have been at dozens of volleyball games, track meetings, cross-country races and other sporting events with men, but it was the first time that we have seen this type of support.

“We hope that the tide turns, and more people feel comfortable talking about this injustice towards women,” Bourne told Fox News Digital.

Bourne added that the male athletes of Sierra have even joined the protest.

“We did not know if the signs were authorized in the match, but we waited for a waiting period to be called before handing them over to young male athletes. We had them for less than a few minutes,” she said. “We heard a young man from Sierra College say:” Yes, madam! Yes, madam! “Then this group of young men asked him if they could also hold some of our signs.

“We have left the game, thinking of the hope that more people are ready to express themselves on behalf of these girls and women affected by men in their sport.”

Fox News Digital contacted Santa Rosa and Sierra College for an answer.

Santa Rosa previously provided a declaration concerning the initial complaint of title IX.

California College students protest against a transgender volleyball player in a women’s match (Thanks to Beth Bourne)

“The Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) is committed to promoting an inclusive environment and supporting all students and employees. The district complies with the regulations of California Community College Athletic Association (3C2A), which govern the eligibility for students and participation in our sports programs,” said the press release.

“We respect the legal rights of the privacy of all students and cannot discuss individual circumstances. What we can affirm is that SRJC takes all reports seriously and responds through established procedures.”

Two of the female athletes of Santa Rosa who signed the complaint, Madison Shaw and Gracie Shaw, told Fox News Digital about the physical damage caused by the Trans teammate.

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Madison said he saw the athlete transpered a bullet on the face of his teammate so hard, that it caused a concussion last spring.

“It had so much strength and so much impact with the head of my teammate that it led to a concussion. She was absent for two weeks of her second year, and she was upset. And, obviously, injuries occur, it is inevitable, especially in a contact sport, but he could particularly have been prevented from not having this male athlete in the team,” said Madeison.

“She told me how exasperating (it was) because she did not believe that this athlete belonged to our team and now that she suffers from the consequences, it really bothers her. But a majority of our team, unfortunately, do not see him as we see. They support the male athlete in the team.”

Save female sports demonstrators in a women’s volleyball match in California (Courtet de Beth Bourne)

Gracie allegedly alleged that she had been struck by one of the points of the Trans athlete.

“I myself was touched in the face by this male athlete in practice in August. I was ready. I knew that this male athlete was about to hit the ball, and I could not keep away from the way. And the ball made me feel in the face, and it was much more difficult than any other time that I had obtained other female athletes from our team,” said Gracie.

“It hurt me.

The two women, alongside his teammate Brielle Galli, filed their complaint for title IX against the school with the civil rights office of the US education earlier this month in consultation with the Independent advice for female sports (Icons). Their complaint allegedly alleged that the school administrators retaliated against them when they spoke internally in opposition to the leash the trans athlete in the team.

“We said to our coach, sports director and our title IX coordinator from the start that we want to play, we want to be part of this team, but we are not ready to take the field while a male athlete is part of the team,” said Madison.

She added that the school administrators gave her a delayed response if they would honor her request and refused her. Then, when Madison prepared a speech to tell her teammates that she would move away from the team because of the Trans athlete, her coach told her that she “could not”.

“Our coach sends me an SMS saying:” No, you cannot tell the team your reasons for not having taken the court, and we must really respect the intimacy of the male athlete, “said Madison.

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California has become a home of national controversies involving Trans athletes, in particular volleyball players, dating from last year. The State Ministry of Education is already prosecuted by the United States Ministry of Justice for its continuous policies which allow organic men to participate in the categories of girls and women in sport.

At the NCAA division I level, the San Jose State Volleyball Women’s Volleyball team faced a controversy involving the Trans Blaire Fleming athlete last fall, which caused a federal investigation into title IX on school after President Donald Trump returned to the post earlier this year.

At the secondary level, a trans athlete for the Jurupa valley The high school girls’ volleyball team prompted two other players to move away from the team and bring a complaint against the school district, while at least four opponents lost matches to the team.

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