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It would have felt hypocritical to not speak up, Payton McNabb says, remembering how nervous she felt to confront the man standing in the women’s restroom on her college campus.
For months, McNabb had been advocating for the protection of women’s sports and encouraging other women to do the same. She knew the price of surrendering female-only spaces to men after a man spiked a “kill shot” into her face at an estimated 65 mph during a volleyball game when she was just 17 and a senior in high school.
The incident left her with a serious concussion, permanently ending her dreams of playing collegiate sports.
So, when McNabb encountered a man in her college restroom in the spring of 2024, she pulled out her phone, hit record, and ask him what he was…
