The U.S. Air Force Academy forced a graduate attending the school’s recent volleyball match to cover up his shirt showing support for keeping men out of women’s sports.
First reported by Outkick, the incident occurred on Saturday, when 2002 class graduate John Kopecky attended the academy’s volleyball matchup against San Jose State University (SJSU) while wearing a shirt that read, “Keep Women’s Sports Female.” As The Federalist previously reported, Blaire Fleming, a trans-identifying male, has been permitted to play on SJSU’s volleyball team and compete against opposing female players in collegiate matches.
At least five collegiate women’s volleyball teams have forfeited their matches against SJSU to protest Fleming’s participation in the game.
According to Outkick, the Air Force graduate claimed he was permitted to enter the match, but was informed he would be asked to leave should he remove his sweatshirt covering the shirt in question.
Video of the incident shows Kopecky being confronted by academy officials while sitting courtside at the Air Force’s match against SJSU. The outlet noted that the Air Force graduate was confronted by school officials, who “told him to unzip his sweatshirt to reveal what he was wearing underneath.”
An unidentified male official told Kopecky he couldn’t wear his “Keep Women’s Sports Female” shirt because the school viewed it as “political.” When asked by Kopecky to explain how the shirt is political, the official replied, “It’s obvious … You know what it is. And there’s a reason why you wore it today.”
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