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 New Senate Bill Would Prohibit Boys in Girls' Sports: 'We Are Not All the Same' - Christian Headlines

A bill introduced this month in Congress would prohibit biological males from participating in girls’ and women’s sports by clarifying that the language on athletics in Title IX refers to biological sex, not gender identity.

The legislation by U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) would ensure that Title IX provisions on sports treat sex as that which is “recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth,” according to a press release from his office. Further, the bill would find schools in violation of Title IX if they allow biological males to participate in girls’ or women's sports.

Title IX is a 1972 law prohibiting discrimination based on sex in education.

In Connecticut in recent years, two high school biological boys who identify as girls won a combined 15 girls’ track state titles. During his first week in office, President Biden signed an executive order declaring that his administration interprets Title IX as applying to sexual orientation and gender identity.

Biden’s choice for secretary of education, Miguel Cardona, told senators during a hearing that he believes biological boys who identify as girls have the legal right to compete on girls’ teams.

The bill, S. 251, has nine co-sponsors, and is intended to thwart action by the Biden administration. It is known as the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.

“When transgender athletes compete against women, women’s sports are no longer women’s sports; they become unisex athletic events,” Lee said. “This bill would protect the opportunity of girls throughout America to athletically compete against other girls.”

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), a co-sponsor, said the bill is needed to protect women’s sports. “I think about my granddaughters – who all grew up playing sports – having to compete against individuals born as males,” Inhofe said. “We are all equal, but we are not all the same and we need this action to protect the future of women’s sports.