The British Columbia Women’s College Basketball Championship will move from a school where coaches and players are allegedly abusing their transgender opponents.
A spokesman for the Pacific Western Athletic Association said on Tuesday that Columbia Bible College will no longer hold its championships from February 27th to March 1st as scheduled, and a new venue has not yet been decided.
Columbia Bible College, an evangelical Mennonite Bible College in Abbotsford, British Columbia, did not respond to a request for comment.
The move came after Vancouver Island University forward Harriet Mackenzie spoke about the verbal and physical abuse she endured in October when her team hosted Columbia Bible College for a pair of games in Nanaimo. It happens.
Transgender Mackenzie said visiting team coach Taylor Kraggett went to “Tirade” after losing on October 25th. Social media accounts linked to Claggett also posted anti-trans messages after the game.
Both sides played again on October 26th, with Mackenzie claiming her enemy had physically targeted her. She shared a video of the game. There, away from the ball, a Columbian player throws Mackenzie to the ground.
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Columbia Bible College later said in a statement that Claughett “is speaking out for the safety of players, as good coaches do.”
“We are in support of Taylor Kraggett and all coaches to express their legitimate concerns about the safety of student-athletes,” the statement said.
Mackenzie filed a complaint with Pacwest about the treatments he received in the two games.
In January, all 13 players on the Mariners women’s basketball team signed a letter saying they would not play two games at Columbia Bible College, as planned because the issue had not been addressed.
“We all need to be free to become ourselves and play our beloved games in supportive and safe environments, including queer and trans athletes,” read the letter.
The two games have been postponed, but the exchange date is not listed on the Pacwest website.
In a statement, Athletic Body concluded an investigation into “an incident involving two member agencies” and the decision was “conveyed to the relevant parties.”
“The issue is now closed,” he added.
Transgender rights became a major topic in the US presidential election between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump.
On his first day in office, Trump signed an executive order to roll back protections for transgender people. Earlier this month, he signed an executive order aimed at banning trans athletes from participating in women’s and women’s sports.
