Posted on 12/30/2020 8:57:06 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) introduced legislation to ban biological males from participating in women’s sports.
Gabbard, a Democrat who ran for the 2020 presidential nomination for her party, is the sponsor of H.R. 8932, the “Protect Women’s Sports Act,” alongside Reps. Markwayne Mullin, (R-Okla.), Bill Flores (R-Texas), Bill Johnson (R-Ohio), Rep. Alexander Mooney (R-W.V.), and Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.).
The legislation aims “to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be determined on the basis of biological sex as determined at birth by a physician.”
In a joint press release with Mullin, Gabbard explained that Title IX “led to a generational shift that impacted countless women, creating life-changing opportunities for girls and women that never existed before.”
“However, Title IX is being weakened by some states who are misinterpreting Title IX, creating uncertainty, undue hardship and lost opportunities for female athletes,” continued the congresswoman from Hawaii. “Our legislation protects Title IX’s original intent which was based on the general biological distinction between men and women athletes based on sex.”
“It is critical that the legacy of Title IX continues to ensure women and girls in sports have the opportunity to compete and excel on a level playing field,” she added.
Mullin added that “Title IX was designed to give women and girls an equal chance to succeed, including in sports. Allowing biological males to compete in women’s sports diminishes that equality and takes away from the original intent of Title IX.”
Title IX exists to ensure that “no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance,” according to the U.S. Department of Education.
The Trump administration reversed Obama-era Title IX rules related to protecting due process for those accused of sexual assault in the summer of 2020, as Campus Reform previously reported.
Emilie Kao, director of the Heritage Foundation’s DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society, told Campus Reform that "Rep. Gabbard took a courageous stand for fairness and female athletes around the country.”
“Biology matters in many areas,” she explained.
“It matters in sports because it determines competitiveness, performance, and results. There is widespread bipartisan support for keeping male and female sports separate. Americans know that the law should protect fair competition by acknowledging the reality of sex differences."
Campus Reform reached out to Gabbard’s office for comment; this article will be updated accordingly.
Eliminate Title IX.
In before the FR Tulsi Worship Cult.
On the other hand this is probably the one area I agree with her on.
yet another illustration of the level of societal dergradation….we need a law for this?
It’s about time these phony bastards were put in their place.....ridicules!!!
I can agree with her on this issue, and thank her for her military service, but I view her as a leftist snake, because she is a member of the Anti-American and Anti-Constitutional Democrat party, and she is not to be allowed anywhere near the meaningful levers of power.
I am baffled by people who don’t understand this and view her as some kind of moderate.
BS. I want to see people grinded by the stuff they support. Sure, they support 57 genders, and all manner of freakish behavior, but let it affect little Allison’s college scholarship, and suddenly they gain some form of common sense.
No, no, no! You want this crap, live with it all the way.
She has a 100% rating from Handgun Control, Inc. That’s all I need to know.
She has a semblance of sanity as far as Democrats go.
I’m for gender equality. Ban “women’s” and “men’s” sports. Every sport should be gender neutral. Let the better athlete win, regardless of their gender status.
“Biological”. Getting all sciency now? Woke liberals won’t like that.
Title IX is fine...it was meant for biological females though, not for confused biological males who wish they were female.
They still retain the superior strength, build, etc., no matter how many faux pronouns they want to use.
Leaving congress in a week. She’s up to something. Anyone care to guess?
how big of you! How do you feel about the Republican snakes that vote first for the agenda of the chamber of commerce and screw over the middle class constituents that sent them to Washington....? I’d rather have Tulsi Gabbard representing me than either of the Republican pieces of shit, Reschenthaler and Toomey that represent me now!
She's trying to position herself for a VP pick in 2024. Duh.
Right now DeSantis/Noem looks pretty good on our side.
Positioning.
I have been told most of my life that Men and Women are EQUAL, I watched as the Demonrat Party pushed the boundaries of decency and the prospect of Right and Wrong to the limits.
SUCK IT UP BUTTERCUP, This is what you wanted, you got it, now LIVE with it.
I didn’t know Tulsi was such a racist!
“Eliminate Title IX.”
I’m sympathetic, but it would be easier to repeal Obamacare.
“They still retain the superior strength, build, etc., no matter how many faux pronouns they want to use.”
Never underestimate the imagination of a Leftist. Look at the favorite Hollywood troupe of the 120-lb female kicking the living sh- out of a 220-lb male.
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