Female Darts Player Forfeits In Protest Of Trans Opponent, Riley Gaines Offers To Pay Her Prize Money

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Clearly, women are fed up with biological men calling themselves women and trying to take over female spaces. Deta Hedman, a British female darts player, forfeited a match in the Denmark Open rather than compete against a transgender (biological male) opponent. 

Noa-Lynn van Leuven is the name of the transgender darts player and this is not the first time that players have quit due to Van Lueven competing against women. In March, two women quit the Dutch National Womens' Team, citing the unfairness of Van Leuven being included. 

Hedman was set to face Van Leuven in the quarterfinals but elected not to play the match. She very clearly stated her reasons in several posts on X (formerly Twitter). 

Prior to the tournament, Hedman posted messages about protecting women's sports. 

She also hinted that she's considering retiring from playing darts and alluded to the inclusion of trans athletes as one of the reasons. 

A "reporter" at the Denmark Open, Phill Barrs, claimed that Hedman told officials she had an illness and that's why she was forfeiting the match. Hedman fired back, saying that Barrs was spreading "outright lies" and making "slanderous comments." 

Hedman then made her position clear: she forfeited that match because she "wouldn't play a man in a ladies event." 

Following the forfeit victory, Van Leuven lost in the semifinals to Beau Graves, who went on to win the tournament. Van Leuven was the defending champion, having won the event in 2023. Hedman won the 2022 Denmark Women's Open, her sixth time winning the tournament. 

For reaching the quarterfinals, Hedman earned DKK 1,500 (About $216). The champion of the event, Beua Graves, won DKK 12,000 (about $1,732). 

Deta Hedman, a British female darts player, forfeited her match at the Denmark Open rather than face a transgender (biological male) opponent.

Deta Hedman, a British female darts player, forfeited her match at the Denmark Open rather than face a transgender (biological male) opponent. 

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Riley Gaines, host of the OutKick podcast "Gaines for Girls" and one of the most influential pro-woman voices in the country, posted on X that she wanted to pay Hedman's lost prize money for the forfeit. 

This is something Gaines has pledged to do for female athletes who refuse to compete against biological males. 

Hedman's stand comes just a couple of weeks after a group of West Virginia middle schooners protested a transgender opponent by refusing to participate in a track & field meet. 

It's unfortunate that these women and girls have to sacrifice their opportunities to compete, but that's one of the few actions of recourse that many of them have. 

At least until we come to our senses and end the madness of allowing biological men to compete in women's sports. 

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Dan began his sports media career at ESPN, where he survived for nearly a decade. Once the Stockholm Syndrome cleared, he made his way to OutKick. He is secure enough in his masculinity to admit he is a cat-enthusiast with three cats, one of which is named "Brady" because his wife wishes she were married to Tom instead of him.