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US passes bill to protect women's and girls' sport

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RoyalCorgi · 15/01/2025 08:39

Good news: the Republican-dominated house of representatives has passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports bill, which will stop trans-identified boys and men competing in girls' sports in school.

A typically biased report from the Guardian:

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/14/house-republicans-trans-bill

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Hairyesterdaygonetoday · 15/01/2025 09:32

WomensSports · 15/01/2025 08:40

God the Grun can't ever centre women in matters relating to women, can they? Even the URL says "trans bill" not "womens bill". 🤢

I remember when the Guardian used to campaign on women’s issues. God, that makes me feel old.

lifeturnsonadime · 15/01/2025 09:29

The reactions on social media are shocking.
Back to the idea of genital inspections and very little concern about the impact on girls of the destruction of their sport.

I think the USA is in a position where the legislation is protecting girls women but I'm not 100% the public is fully behind it after years of Democrat 'be kind' messaging.

Hairyesterdaygonetoday · 15/01/2025 09:28

viques · 15/01/2025 08:48

“ the bill does not explain how schools would verify sex”

Heres a thought, ask the girls who are sharing changing rooms with tall adolescent people with a penis/ no breasts/ a deep voice and male muscle development , and -HUGE CLUE - have failed to get a place on the male sports teams in time for college applications.

Now there’s an idea!

lcakethereforeIam · 15/01/2025 09:27

That headline is wrong, I very much doubt that anyone is banned from competing in the sport of their natal sex.

Justme56 · 15/01/2025 09:26

I gather that in a number of states children have to go through some sort of physical health check before starting sports which I guess would go some way in identifying sex. I’ve no idea about privacy regarding medical records and the implications of falsifying records, although it doesn’t show TP in a good light if the assumption is that they purposefully lie in order to get onto a sports team. As for the ‘genital checks’ I’ve seen clips on X which are all quite over the top - one bloke was talking about strange adult men checking 4 year old girls pants!!

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RoyalCorgi · 15/01/2025 09:07

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Great piece. It's a shame that the bill might yet fall at the Senate, because this is an important chance to correct the terrible wrong of males competing in female sports. I don't know enough about US politics to know if Trump, once in office, will be able to push through a change like this without Senate support - probably not.

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NecessaryScene · 15/01/2025 09:01

the bill does not explain how schools would verify sex

Good point from the Guardian. There is a big problem of falsified sex in ID and records. Easy implementation will require that to be dealt with.

Nice that they've highlighted it.

nauticant · 15/01/2025 08:50

This has happened before Trump is (re-)inaugurated as president. Things have certainly changed there, at least at the level of the administration.

Helleofabore · 15/01/2025 08:50

I read this last night as it happened on twitter. Apparently, only 2 of the Democratic Party members supported the bill. Still, it is through. That is school sports protected. Yay!