According to Sports Illustrated, the letter was transmitted by Athlete Ally, a group that advocates for LGBTQ+ initiatives, on Monday. The group of athletes argues that instead of safeguarding women's interests, the bill would exclude women and girls from receiving essential "mental and physical health benefits."
The letter states that "We believe that gender equity in sport is critical, which is why we urge policymakers to turn their attention and effort to the causes women athletes have been fighting for decades, including equal pay, an end to abuse and mistreatment, uneven implementation of Title IX, and a lack of access and equity for girls of color and girls with disabilities, to name only a few.
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Our deepest hope is that transgender and intersex kids will never have to feel the isolation, exclusion and othering that H.R. 734 is seeking to enshrine into law."
April 11, 2023
Last week, the Biden administration's decision to prohibit categorical bans on transgender athletes in sports attracted scrutiny. The proposed rule prohibits institutions from enacting blanket bans on gender-nonconforming athletes under Title IX, making it problematic for schools to prevent a transgender girl from playing on a girls' baseball team, for instance.
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While providing room for schools to develop policies that would prohibit transgender athletes from playing on more competitive teams if such policies are intended to ensure fairness or prevent sports-related injuries, the proposed rule will empower LGBTQ+-identifying students to pursue sporting activities.
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Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla, introduced the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act in February, the bill seeks to amend Title IX "to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with Title IX of such Act in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth."
The bill also states that it would be a violation of the act for "a recipient of Federal financial assistance who operates, sponsors, or facilitates athletic programs or activities to permit a person whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls."
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