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Kim Russell, head coach of the Oberlin women's lacrosse team in Ohio, said school officials harangued her and pressured her to recant over a 2022 Instagram post expressing opposition to biological males who identify as female competing in women's sports. She appeared in an August 2023 documentary by the Independent Women's Forum called "Burned at the Stake: One NCAA Coach's Battle to Protect Women's Sports." (Photo courtesy of the Independent Women's Forum)

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“Not only would biological males be able to take positions on teams away from females, it includes scholarship money at different levels, it includes awards at different levels, it includes now [name, image and likeness] money — sponsorship money,” said Kim Russell, the former head women’s lacrosse coach at Oberlin College.

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In the IWF video, Ms. Russell says school officials harangued, reprimanded and pressured her to apologize for the Instagram post, which she refused to do.

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