Cox said: “I struggle to understand so much of it and the science is conflicting. Spencer Cox, R-Utah, who last year vetoed a bill banning transgender students from playing girls sports. The bill, he said, does nothing to address the severe inequities in the resources dedicated to men’s and women’s sports. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., said most people in the United States don’t know anyone who is transgender and that can create fear for politicians to exploit. “These bills tell some of the most vulnerable children in our country that they do not belong,” Jayapal said. She said three-quarters of transgender students report having experienced harassment or discrimination at school and many have considered suicide. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., who has a transgender daughter, said Republicans were cruelly scapegoating transgender children to score political points. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said it was a “great day for America, a great day for girls and women and for fairness in sports.”ĭemocrats said every child regardless of gender identify deserves the opportunity to belong to a team and that preventing competitors from doing so sends the message that they don’t matter. “The integrity of women’s sports must be protected,” Steube said. She was defeated by Lia Thomas, who had competed for three years on the University of Pennsylvania men’s swimming team before joining the women’s team. Olympic swimming team who finished second in the NCAA women’s 500-yeard freestyle championship last year. Greg Steube, R-Fla., highlighted the case of Emma Weyant, a resident of his district and a 2020 member of the U.S. The bill defines sex as “based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.” It would prohibit recipients of federal money from permitting a person “whose sex is male” to participate in programs designated for women or girls. The bill would amend landmark civil rights legislation, known as Title IX, passed more than 50 years ago. The House action comes as at least 20 other states have imposed similar limits on trans athletes at the K-12 or collegiate level.
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