Tulsi Gabbard warns transgender athletes in women’s sports will ‘get radically worse’ under Harris presidency

Former Democratic congressional representative Tulsi Gabbard Harris campaign The issue of transgender athletes in women’s sports was discussed at the “Stand with Women” forum in Philadelphia on Sunday.

With just a week to go before the election, when protecting women’s sports has become a pressing issue, Gabbard reminded attendees of Harris’ record on ensuring transgender participation. Gabbard also warned that a Harris presidency would likely provide more opportunities for this.

“That’s the danger and the contrast, and that’s one of the reasons why I support President Trump in this election,” Gabbard said alongside the former NCAA swimmer. OutKick contributor Riley Gaines. “Because you’ve seen what they’ve done over the last four years under the Harris-Biden administration. Everything we’ve seen on this issue and so many other issues, if Kamala Harris is elected, things are going to get a lot worse.”

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The Biden-Harris administration has taken comprehensive steps to enable transgender individuals to participate in women’s sports.

The administration issued a sweeping rule in April clarifying that Title IX’s ban on “sex” discrimination in schools includes discrimination based on gender identity, sexual orientation and “pregnancy or related conditions.” The administration insisted that the regulation did not address athletic eligibility. However, more than one expert the evidence presented This will ultimately bring more biological males into women’s sports, he told Fox News Digital in June.

Many states have filed lawsuits and passed their own laws to address this issue. Supreme Court then voted 5-4 in August to reject the Biden administration’s emergency request to implement sweeping changes in those states.

Democrats have proposed other federal legislation that would allow greater inclusion of transgender people in women’s sports. These include: Equality Act2019 saw proposed revisions that would “force public schools to allow biologically male athletes who identify as transgender on girls sports teams.”

In March 2023, Democrats advocated for a transgender bill of rights and proposed: a solution “Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement the Transgender Bill of Rights.” resolution It specifically called for federal legislation to ensure that biological males “are able to participate in sporting events on teams and programs that best align with their gender identity; (and) use school facilities that best align with their gender identity.”

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Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event at Burns Park on Monday, October 28, 2024 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Meanwhile, Idaho’s Republican Governor Brad Little issued an executive order in August to implement the “Defending Women’s Sports Act,” which requires schools and colleges to ban transgender athletes in women’s sports.

In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Little acknowledged Kamla Harris’ concern that her order could cause the state’s public schools to lose federal funding if she becomes the 47th president.

“We’ll cross the bridge when we get there,” Little said. “From a national standpoint, there are radical small groups that want to make changes to the rules that we currently have. I’m confident in what we have, and as the state of Idaho, we’re going to move aggressively both legally and legally to protect female athletes and the great strides they’ve made through Title IX.” to protect.”

In the months leading up to the election, numerous incidents of biological males competing in women’s sports occurred at both the college and high school levels, sparking national controversy.

At the collegiate level, the San Jose State volleyball team has seen five opponents lose this year due to the presence of a transgender player on the team and another player filing a lawsuit against the NCAA claiming she was never told her biological gender. teammate. California is a state where there are no laws preventing transgender people from participating in women’s sports.

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A recent match against San Jose State at the University of Nevada at Reno involved a widely publicized dispute with its volleyball players over whether to call for forfeit after the players voted for a forfeit, but the university did not immediately concede. Nevada said in a statement to Fox News Digital: I couldn’t lose Because it would violate an amendment to the state constitution intended to prevent gender discrimination. But that change was added by Democrats in 2022 after the state legislature decided to add it to protect transgender athletes from discrimination.

The school announced in a statement to Fox News Digital that it would serve the suspension last Friday because it did not have enough players, and therefore claimed the suspension did not violate state law.

At the high school level, multiple Obama-era federal judges have issued rulings allowing transgender people to be included in girls’ sports. Judges Landya McCafferty of New Hampshire and M. Hannah Lauck of Virgina this year approved rulings allowing biological males to play on high school girls’ soccer and tennis teams. Both justices were appointed by Obama in the early 2010s.

But the issue extends beyond the United States

United Nations published study findings stating that approximately 900 biological women were shortchanged on the podium because they were defeated by transgender athletes.

The study titled “Violence against women and girls in sportsAccording to the information obtained until March 30, it was stated that more than 600 athletes did not receive medals in more than 400 competitions in 29 different sports branches, and there were over 890 medals in total.

“The replacement of the women’s sports category with a mixed-gender category has resulted in an increasing number of female athletes losing opportunities, including medals, when competing against men,” the report said.

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