How is this fair to biologically born female athletes?
All but one Democrat in the House of Representatives (and at least two Republicans) have signed on to a bill that would force schools to allow male athletes who identify as women to compete on women-only sports teams even if they have a clear statistical advantage over female athletes.
The Daily Caller reports that “Democrats’ Equality Act would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make ‘sexual orientation and gender identity’ protected characteristics under federal anti-discrimination law,” and would force schools to accommodate “transgender” male athletes who identify as female by placing them on female-only sports teams.
Biological males competing as females have become a trend in high school sports (as well as some professional sports), and several biologically male athletes have earned top honors in state sporting competitions, beating out the women for whom the all-female contests were created.
Activists who support “transgender rights” in sports contend that there are no innate physical differences between women and men, and that men who identify as female are “authentically women,” and should be allowed to compete, even if they have a clear and undeniable statistical advantage.
The Human Rights Coalition even wrote a statement in support of the bill, claiming that opponents of the measure are denying science.
“Opponents of equality in athletics for transgender athletes have argued that girls who are transgender have unfair physiological advantages over cisgender girls and as a result, will dominate women’s competitive sports,” they wrote, adding that it is not “rooted in fact” that men are stronger and faster than women, according to the Caller.
Rep. Dan Lipinksi (D-IL), the last remaining pro-life Democrat, was the only member of the caucus to oppose the bill. Republican Reps. John Katko (R-NY) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) joined with Democrats to press the bill forward.
The move comes in response to national outcry over biological males winning top slots in women-only sporting competitions at the high school level. Transgender male athletes commanded the two top slots at Connecticut state track and field championships, and sixteen other states have amended rules allowing transgender male athletes to compete against female athletes in gender-segregated high school sporting events.
Several high-profile athletes, including LGBT activist and tennis legend Martina Navratilova have spoken out against the idea of men competing on the same playing field as women, charging that they blazed a trail for female-only sporting events in order to give women the opportunity to compete and earn titles on a fair playing field. The concept of Title IX, of course, is to provide women with equal access to athletic programs that were once dominated by male athletes.
But Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) contended, in a speech praising the Democratic bill, that such notions of “gender equality” are passe, and that modern, woke individuals recognize that gender segregation is, by nature, unfair.
“Many states have sexual orientation and gender identity nondiscrimination laws, and all of them still have women’s sports. Arguments about transgender athletes participating in sports in accordance with their gender identity having competitive advantages have not been borne out,” Nadler contended.
One radical feminist organization did speak out against the bill, noting that women will ultimately be pushed out of their own sporting events by “transgender” males seeking titles.
The bill is, of course, expected to pass the House but probably won’t be presented for a vote in the Senate.
Omar is so completely against the United States that it makes me sick! She is a member of CAIR, and the United States has even put in writing that they are a terrorists group! Yet, the Democrats are allowing her to be a congresswoman! How can this be justified?? How can we have American hating terrorists in our government?
Rest assured her Somali Muslim constitutes will re-elect her.
And we can all thank our two time president obama for bringing them to Minnesota.
Obama ….. proof that white guilt can be devastating!!!!
Goodbye to female sports !! Democrats can be thanked for that completely !!
don’t these freaking demo’s have any freaking common sense
Did you really have to ask that question?
This is a sick idea, indefensible and unjust for girls. Equality carried too far. Male and female are different, bone and muscle wise just for starters. By the way, what is a “woke” individual?
NEW YORK , I AM NOT SURPRISED , NY IS ONE BIG TRANSGENDER STATE
Feminists should be all over this. If men, who feel like they are women, are allowed to participate in many physically demanding sports, not many woman will ever win an event. Is there any female athlete that would want to wrestle in a match against a (fe)male?
Why is it necessary to change the rules to qualify for a sporting event because a person is different. Men compete against men and women against women. This is biology. If you fall into a category that is different, you would compete in a category that addresses differences. All these changes being requested are because you are different, not the same. That way the playing field remains level. Our problem today is that those who are different are demanding to be equal. YOU ARE NOT. YOU ARE DIFFERENT.
You are totally on target with your statements. Wait until a woman or girl gets hurt trying to compete against a male body
Nadler is a complete idiot. If it pees standing up it is a male Ask him if he had a daughter does he want her in a dressing room with a penis in the next locker
Hey Don, Tranny Moocelle stands to piss. Butt plug Barry’s better half
That is total bull c..p. When someone is born a male, all the male equipment, they are male. Surgery won’t alter that fact. Taking hormones won’t change that fact. They need to receive counseling to come to an understanding.
The dems are destroying the country not just women’s sports. They destroyed the Girl Scouts and the Boy Scouts . Both these organizations used to be about honor and separate from identity politics and political correctness. Look at them now. What decent parent would even allow their child to join such groups as these. Just more proof that the democrats and the rinos are one and the same. They are all for transforming this country to one of total moral decay. Their God is the state. Their work is that of satan. They are winning and those who are disgusted should stand up and fight. Stand up for God. Stand up for this country. Stand up for decency and morality. If I had a child today I would definitely have them home schooled. That way you can actually bring them up in a positive and moral environment. Public education has become a cesspool and is destroying the next generations. God help us!
That’s the Demoncrat’s for you!!!!
What about female transgendered to a male? That person will not be strong enough to compete with
male athletes on their teams. Where does that leave the transgendered person?
I guess in a confused mental state! This is just an insane argument.
This will end quickly in America when our smart young ladies walk off the court, or field, whenever a male enters the competition.
Well I would say every dem voter is to blame. They are the ones responsible for letting the dem politicians to destroy our country.
This is bullshit and these trans should be taken out behind the woodshed and have the crap kicked out of them!~ You are either male or female at birth except for a very very few and you should take that birth sex to the grave. No participation for trans, no matter the political party. Send them all to a Sharia country!!!!!
Democrats and 2 Republicans are crazy. To suggest that there is no difference in genders is ludicrous and ignores reality. To allow males in female showers and locker rooms is just plain stupid and violates the privacy rights of the huge majority, who should not have to be looking over their shoulders to see who their government is letting in their bathrooms. When you vote for any of these people who voted in favor of this garbage you are joining them is destroying this great country.
Never a problem before. Then we had 8 years of a gay Kenyan coon, and his tranny wife, with the two rent a kids.
The new Demoratic Party!!! Fruities, Fairies, and Phonies, Dickheads and Derelicts and River Rats, Rinky Dinks. and two dumb ass Rebuplicans!!!!! What the Hell are they thinking? This will never work!!!! If it walks like a duck quacks like a duck, IT IS A Duck, you morons!!!!!! If it was born with a dick it is a boy, who is supposed to grow into a man!!!! Lets see how long it will be before some young girl is raped and her life turned upside down by a bunch of political correct BULLSHIT!!!! GET A GRIP ON REALITY!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ve been speaking about this for about a year now as a mother of a girls in CT that has lost to the two transgender. It’s devastating to our girls, yet people don’t actually speak up since it’s not “their girl”. And girls leave in fear to speak up because of the attacks of the main stream media, school officials and even coaches at time. My daughter chose to speak up recently and the retaliation has started already. I left a communist country 30 years ago and came here legally I might add for better opportunities. But I also lived for over 20 years under communism dictatorship and can tell you we are already half way there in America today. When media controls what can be said, when people are afraid to speak in opposition, when common sense has vanished, the process has started already. Pretty soon I’ll be ready to go back. It’s better there now than it is here. Never thought I’d say that!
I thought that Demo’s had more common sense than that.
They are going to go back and rethink.
If you are a male you have football, Baseball, Golf, swimming, cross-country, Basketball, that women play so WHAT is the Problem????? Women’s Sports, Men’s sports, Don’t screwup Sports you lame brain Democratics,. It’s the Feminist front that is doing this to women who are women( NOT WOMEN WHO THINK THEY ARE MALE!!) Cross dressers are different they are just Sick Puppies Not real women just sick men!!!!