USA Fencing board votes against motions on hot button issues including all-female task force on trans policy

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USA Fencing board members voted against several motions to amend the sports governing body’s current policies, including measures to allow the national anthem to be played before competition and approving an all-female task force to re-evaluate and revise the current transgender policy. 

The special board meeting held on Saturday came just days after the Fair Fencing Organization (FFO) penned an open letter to the board asking that it re-evaluate its stance on several issues, including tournament site selection criteria, as it relates to individual states' abortion policies, transgender inclusion and DEI.  

Saber fencing gear is seen during the USA Fencing Division I National Championships at the Greater Richmond Convention Center on April 11, 2016 in Richmond, Virginia. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

The FFO, which describes itself as a nationwide nonprofit organization, called on the members of the board to make decisions not based on "political correctness," but rather in the interest of its members.

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Several motions raised in Saturday’s meeting addressed several hot-button issues in the nation. 

Among the first motions raised was to amend the current USA Fencing Site Selection Inclusion Policy "to allow more flexibility at the city level for those willing to offer protections to women and LGBTQIA+ members." 

The current policy includes factors based on profitability, member experience, satisfaction, cost, travel convenience, square footage requirements (including parafencing accommodations), city interest and availability in hosting, and inclusivity. USA Fencing states in its