Lauren Boebert rages over USA Boxing’s trans policy even though she clearly doesn’t understand it

USA Boxing recently unveiled one of the strictest policies yet regulating the participation of transgender competitors, but the anti-trans right is still up in arms over the fact that it creates a path for trans people to compete as their lived gender at all.

On New Year’s Eve, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) wrote on X that the new policy means USA Boxing is “going to allow men to beat women up in a boxing ring,” even though the policy doesn’t involve men competing at all. She called it “pathetic and disgusting,” despite the fact that the policy makes it incredibly difficult for trans women to participate in women’s competitions.

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Let’s call this what it is.

They’re going to allow men to beat women up in a boxing ring.

This is pathetic and disgusting. https://t.co/xsqBWeI1VG

— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) December 31, 2023

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The policy first states that everyone under the age of 18 must compete as their sex assigned at birth. It then says that both trans women and men who are over 18 can only compete as their actual gender if they have had “gender reassignment surgery.” Following surgery, they then must meet stringent hormone requirements for a period of four years (submitting the results of quarterly hormone tests throughout that time) before they are ever allowed to compete.

And Boebert wasn’t the only one to suggest that men will be able to pretend to be trans women in order to compete, despite the strict standards.

“I will never agree to this,” Australian professional boxer Ebanie Bridges wrote on X as part of a viciously anti-trans rant, “it’s bad enough having trans women breaking records in other sports like track and field, swimming and power lifting but it’s a bit different to them breaking our skulls in combat sports where the aim is to HURT YOU not just break a record… Cutting ur bits off and adding boobs won’t take back the masculine maturity your body has gone thru before you decided u are now a woman.”

This is wrong on so many levels. I will never agree to this… it's bad enough having trans women breaking records in other sports like track and field, swimming and power lifting but it's a bit different to them breaking our skulls in combat sports where the aim is to HURT YOU… https://t.co/a58ADwPvpC

— Blonde Bomber 🥊💁🏼‍♀️ (@EbanieBridges) December 30, 2023

Jenna Ellis, former senior legal adviser to Donald Trump, wrote that “USA Boxing wants to get women killed,” and conservative commentator Collin Rugg claimed we’re living in a “clown world” after misrepresenting the new policy as allowing anyone over 18 to “compete in the division of their choice.”

USA Boxing wants to get women killed. https://t.co/uTZrflbJBL

— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) December 31, 2023

NEW: USA Boxing will now allow biological males to compete with females starting in 2024 under their new "Transgender Policy."

South Park was right once again.

The new rule states that once the individual is over the age of 18, they will be able to compete in the division of… pic.twitter.com/EQ1HLF9zwx

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 31, 2023

But many people disagree with these anti-trans views. Commenters on Boebert’s post, for example, mocked the representative for having no actual understanding of trans people.

A high school dropout that needed several tries to obtain their GED should sit down when it comes to complex issues.

You clearly don’t have the brain power to comprehend transgender medical care and how it affects the body.

I also wonder if you read the rules for competing?…

— Ryan Shead (@RyanShead) December 31, 2023

Like they allow women to beat men in a Beetlejuice show?
That was pathetic and disgusting and beneath your office. Loser. pic.twitter.com/kF4HkASaK7

— Ron Dorland 🇺🇸 (@DorlandRon) December 31, 2023

"Pathetic and disgusting" is synonymous with Lauren Boebert.

— 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐢 (@ChidiNwatu) December 31, 2023

Well it's easy to see how many didn't read the article and what will be required to actually compete. It's a lot to ensure fairness and that means there will be very few that actually can participate.

— 🌸 🐾 A to the Z 🐾🌸 (@A_tothe_Z_Amber) December 31, 2023

You are a disgusting bigot Lauren.

You are on the wrong side.

— Brandon Carmody (@brandonjcarmody) December 31, 2023

Running from and abandoning a competitive district to run in a district you don’t even live in to continue your grifting is what is pathetic and disgusting. You only care about yourself.

— 🇺🇸Colorado John🇺🇦🟧 (@ColoFightsBack) December 31, 2023