BREAKING: Republican-led House passes legislation that would ban transgender women and girls from competing in female school athletics; expected to fail in Democrat-controlled Senate.
The bill, authored by Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., would amend Title IX to bar schools that receive federal funding from allowing people “whose sex is male” to participate in sports designated for women or girls.
Steube called on colleagues to support his bill in a floor speech on Wednesday. “Congress in 1972 created Title IX to protect women’s sports, to enable women to have an equal playing field in athletics, and in worship to their trans idols, the [Biden] administration wants to flip that on its head. It’s insane,” Steube said.Tom Williams / CQ Roll Call via AP file
Democrats have accused Republicans of going after transgender people to build their political brand and raise cash from conservative donors. And they argue Steube’s bill would target and make life harder for people who already struggle with bullying, depression and thoughts of suicide.
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