Women Forced to Fight Men in Jiu-Jitsu

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW186155794 BCX4"> <p><a href= "https://reduxx.info/us-video-of-trans-identified-male-competing-against-woman-in-jiu-jitsu-match-sparks-controversy/"> <span data-contrast="none">Back in September,</span></a> <span data-contrast="none">jiu-jitsu athlete Taelor Moore fought an opponent who was not only more than 60 pounds heavier than her, but was a male. She was not warned she would be fighting a man. Afterward,</span> <a href= "https://www.nagafighter.com/"><span data-contrast="none">the North American Grappling Association</span></a> <span data-contrast= "none">clarified its policy to say that women should be informed when facing a male opponent who identifies as a female, and given the option to opt out.  As policies go, this one isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.</span><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":0,"335559740":480}"> </span></p> <p><a href= "https://reduxx.info/exclusive-women-abandon-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-tournament-after-being-forced-to-fight-males/"> <span data-contrast="none">In October</span></a><span data-contrast="none">, a man took four gold medals at a women’s jiu-jitsu competition in Georgia, and some divisions consisted of more male competitors than females. This,</span> <a href= "https://reduxx.info/exclusive-women-abandon-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-tournament-after-being-forced-to-fight-males/"> <span data-contrast="none">one of the female competitors, said</span></a> <span data-contrast="none">has left “[t]he majority of the women ... scared to even speak out about this matter. … There’s so many girls just not signing up now because they are allowing this.” </span><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":0,"335559740":480}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">That much should be obvious.</span> <a href= "https://reduxx.info/exclusive-women-abandon-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-tournament-after-being-forced-to-fight-males/"> <span data-contrast="none">Allowing men to fight women is not only unfair, it’s dangero