Posted on 04/20/2023 6:15:30 PM PDT by McGruff
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., downplayed widespread concerns Thursday about biological males competing against biological females in spots competitions.
Jeffries' comments came shortly after the House passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act in a 219-203 party-line vote. The legislation, introduced in February by Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., would require biological females to only compete against other biological females in women's sports that receive federal funding under Title IX, a 1972 civil rights statute prohibiting sex-based discrimination in education.
"MAGA Republicans are trying to sensationalize an issue that doesn't really exist in the way that they are falsely portraying," Jeffries told reporters following the vote.
And several House Democrats expressed dismay at the prospect of participating in the vote, with some saying the legislation was an example of bullying transgender Americans.
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“This bill is about bullying children,” said Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio. “Stop bullying children.”
“House Republicans are choosing to bully and belittle trans children,” Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., added. “This is about attacking a small group of children, and it is shameful.”
“We should rename it the ‘cancel kids trans hate’ bill,” said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Mich., the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. “This bill fuels a virulent hate campaign against kids who just want to play with their friends.”
Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., argued the entire debate over the bill was “traumatizing.”
ThEy TaKe PiLlS sO tHeY’rE wOmEn Now!
Retards.
He doesn’t care unless Jews are involved
Hakeem, your ‘brain’ is also an issue that apparently doesn’t really exist. I’m sure he has to block Nancy Pelosi on all his phones and computers, her wanting to offer more unrequested free advice. Not even Nancy would have said something that dumb and easily disproved.
Where is NOW? Where are the women and the mothers in this country?
If it doesn’t exist... then passing a law banning such an activity should be no big deal
Hakeem Jeffries: Nothing to see here; move along.
The bullies are the “transgenders,” i.e. boys pretending to be girls.
Like Jeffries…a loser if there ever was one…knows anything about this?
I was in a bar in a pretty moderate place tonight and everyone - male or female - agreed that having men win all the women’s titles has taken this male fantasy way too far.
Both New Mexico and Colorado have recently passed bills pushing transgender actions including penalties for interfering with transgender decisions. The Colorado bill makes the state a “safe haven for children under-18 with gender dysphoria looking for puberty blockers, hormone therapies and sex change operations - which have been restricted in more than a dozen Republican states.” ( https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4146318/posts ).
NOWhere to be found ...
Where are the women and the mothers in this country?
Generally, a majority of them vote for demonicRATS.
Hakeem has some friggin’ screws loose. The boy ain’t right.
This is what you get when you allow insane people to tell bold faced lies without any consequences. Lying is the marxist’s #1 tool.
They need to remember their objections when they're voting, or their objections won't matter.
“Transgender” athletes can start their own league and compete against other “transgender” athletes.
Oh, please. Can we have a serious discussion? This is where rational and intelligent dialog is not possible with Democrats. The distance “across the aisle” is wider than the Grand Canyon. No way I could be in Congress and sit through this nonsense.
We all know that trans women don’t have an advantage over biological women. They are essentially the same. Trans men are the same as men. There are absolutely no trans men in the NFL. The only explanation for this is a massive campaign of discrimination. It time for the ACLU to get involved.
We’ll stop bullying you when you grow up. :)
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