Gov Abbott is constantly showing that he cares more for his fellow Americans than many leaders in our country, and this is another prime example. Abbott just passed legislation that will make female sports fair again.
“HB 25 ensures that biological girls will compete only against other biological girls with one exception: The bill would allow biological girls to play on a boys sports team if there isn’t a girls team for that sport and the University Interscholastic League (UIL) allows it. House Bill 25 also does not allow transgender students to join teams with recent birth certificate changes as proof of gender. The gender on the birth certificate must have been entered “at or near the time of the student ‘s birth.”
“The author of the bill, state Rep. Valoree Swanson,(R-Spring), prioritized this in the second special session. “[House Bill 25] protects girls’ safety and their right to equal access to athletic opportunities,” Swanson said.
“Courts have found that the state has a legitimate interest in redressing past discrimination against girls in sports and protecting their equal access to athletic opportunities.”Proponents of the legislation have said that HB 25 does not completely bar transgender children from participation in school sports, but it requires them to play on teams consistent with their sex assigned at birth.”
“This is all about girls and protecting them in our UIL sports,” Swanson said Thursday on the House floor.”
“During a news conference on Wednesday, Swanson, other Republican legislators, and outside organizations said the measure is needed so cisgender girls are not displaced on sports teams by transgender girls. LGBTQ advocates say there’s been little evidence in the state of Texas to support this argument.
Democratic representatives delivered adamant and passionate questioning of HB 25 on Thursday, warning about the harmful implications it could have on transgender children if enacted and arguing it doesn’t address legitimate problems in women’s sports.”
This legislation was needed. It stops confused boys from joining female teams. It’s not fair to girls that guys who have a biological advantage were allowed to take over their teams and chances for scholarships. This legislation levels the playing field back out again and makes things fair.
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