{"id":423448,"date":"2023-04-22T14:35:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T14:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=423448"},"modified":"2023-04-22T19:55:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-22T19:55:26","slug":"faced-injury-and-concussion-by-a-trans-athletes-shot-high-school-volleyball-star-sounds-off-on-transgender-ban-for-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/faced-injury-and-concussion-by-a-trans-athletes-shot-high-school-volleyball-star-sounds-off-on-transgender-ban-for-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Faced Injury and Concussion by a Trans Athlete\u2019s Shot, High School Volleyball Star Sounds Off on Transgender Ban For Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After suffering significant injuries when a transgender girl spiked a ball at her, a high school volleyball player in North Carolina petitioned the state legislature to establish a law prohibiting transgender athletes born men from competing on female sports teams.<\/p>\n<p>Payton McNabb, a senior at Hiwassee Dam High School in Murphy, told state senators on Wednesday that a trans athlete&#8217;s throw of the ball into her face during a game in September caused her to get a concussion and neck injuries.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_423450\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-423450\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-423450\" src=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009955677-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"Payton McNabb\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009955677-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009955677-1024x647.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009955677-768x485.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009955677.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-423450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">McNabb is seen after she was slammed by a ball spiked by a transgender player.<br \/>nypost.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>McNabb said WLOS reported<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;I was severely injured in a high school volleyball game by a transgender athlete on the opposing team.&quot;<br \/>&quot;I suffered from a concussion and neck injury that to this day I am still recovering from.&quot;<br \/>Payton McNabb<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveWomensSports?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaveWomensSports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WarOnWomen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WarOnWomen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/16SUrplGqD\">https:\/\/t.co\/16SUrplGqD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4CvgShHgvk\">pic.twitter.com\/4CvgShHgvk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Biology Rules Ok (@OkBiology) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OkBiology\/status\/1649342492465061888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>\u201cDue to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association policy allowing biological males to compete against biological females, my life has forever been changed.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>She said that she is currently battling the aftereffects of her injuries, which include eyesight loss, right-side partial paralysis, constant migraines, anxiety, and sadness.<\/p>\n<p>Because of her &#8220;impaired&#8221; capacity for understanding and remembering information, McNabb asserted that she had also been required to request modifications at the school.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI was unable to play the rest of my last volleyball season, and although I\u2019m currently playing softball, I\u2019m not able to perform as well as I know I have in the past because of the injury,\u201d<\/em> she told the legislature.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_423452\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-423452\" style=\"width: 289px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-423452\" src=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009955674-289x300.jpg\" alt=\"Payton McNabb\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009955674-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009955674-985x1024.jpg 985w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009955674-768x798.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009955674.jpg 1478w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-423452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Republican-controlled North Carolina House has passed the Fairness in Women\u2019s Sports Act, which would prohibit transgender girls from joining female sports teams in middle school, high school and college.<br \/>nypost.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m not here for me because I know that my time playing is coming to an end,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0McNabb said.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m here for every biological female athlete behind me. My little sister, my cousins, my teammates.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>She added: <em>\u201cAllowing biological males to compete against biological females is dangerous. I may be the first to come before you with an injury, but if this doesn\u2019t pass, I won\u2019t be the last.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_423453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-423453\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-423453\" src=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009955676-300x200.webp\" alt=\"Payton McNabb\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009955676-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009955676-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009955676-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009955676.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-423453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cDue to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association policy allowing biological males to compete against biological females, my life has forever been changed,\u201d McNabb told lawmakers.<br \/>nypost.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Riley Gaines, a former All-American swimmer for Kentucky, was also present to advocate for the law. Gaines tweeted: <em>\u201cWatch the clip of Payton McNabb getting spiked in the face by a male competing with the women.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThen watch her testimony she gave today for the first time publicly. I was honored to stand alongside her in NC to continue the fight to protect women\u2019s sports,\u201d<\/em> she added.<\/p>\n<p>Gaines previously competed alongside controversial transgender swimmer Lia Thomas for the collegiate women&#8217;s swimming team.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_423451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-423451\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-423451\" src=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009874493-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Payton McNabb\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009874493-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009874493-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009874493-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009874493.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-423451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">North Carolina high school student Payton McNabb, who was badly hurt during a volleyball game when a trans player spiked a ball into her face, urged lawmakers to pass legislation.<br \/>nypost.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gaines rose to popularity on the national stage after she denounced the NCAA for allowing Thomas to compete against her in Division I women&#8217;s races.<\/p>\n<p>The Fairness in Women&#8217;s Sports Act, H574, which forbids transgender girls from participating on female sports teams in middle school, high school, and college, was approved by North Carolina&#8217;s Republican-controlled House on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/ncaa\/2023\/04\/22\/64435531e2704e470a8b45ed.html\">Three<\/a> Democrats joined the 73-39 veto-proof decision to split sports by biological sex, which was based entirely on pupils&#8217; &#8220;reproductive biology and genetics at birth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The bill will now proceed to the Senate, where a rival proposal might be discussed as soon as this Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Only middle school and high school athletes would be subject to restrictions under the Senate bill.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis bill is a bill to be inclusive, not to be exclusive,\u201d said GOP Rep. Kristin Baker,<\/em> the bill\u2019s primary sponsor.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis bill is to allow fair and particularly safe, physically safe, competition.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_423449\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-423449\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-423449\" src=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009920213-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Payton McNabb\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009920213-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009920213-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009920213-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2023\/04\/NYPICHPDPICT000009920213-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-423449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">nypost.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rep. Vernetta Alston, a Democrat, criticized the GOP for exaggerating a few isolated incidences to exaggerate the issue, claiming that accidents occur frequently in sports regardless of who is participating.<\/p>\n<p>Alston warned that the law will further exclude a small and already disadvantaged community, calling it &#8220;a pretext for bigotry and part of a larger effort to ban transgender people from living their lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, Baker maintained that one injury like McNabb&#8217;s was excessive.<\/p>\n<p>Post wires are used.<\/p>\n<h4>More News<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"I am an \u201cemotionally unavailable\u201d athlete, said Olivia Dunne in her TikTok videos. Know why she said that\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/i-am-an-emotionally-unavailable-athlete-said-olivia-dunne-in-her-tiktok-videos-know-why-she-said-that\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">I am an \u201cemotionally unavailable\u201d athlete, said Olivia Dunne in her TikTok videos. 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