Independent Women Ambassador Payton McNabb will testify before the House Oversight Committee, Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee, on Wednesday, May 7th, 2025. In a hearing titled “Unfair Play: Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” McNabb will share her personal experience of being injured due to a male player on a women’s volleyball team.
On September 1, 2022, during a volleyball game against a rival North Carolina high school, then-17-year-old Payton McNabb received a devastating head and neck injury as the result of a spike by a male athlete who identified as transgender. The traumatic brain injury ended her athletic future, Payton McNabb has become a bold advocate for protecting women’s sports, turning her pain into purpose. Discover her story on IW Features.
Tune in to watch the hearing live on Wednesday, May 7th, at 2 p.m. EDT:
McNabb’s full written testimony will be available below once the hearing begins.