House Republicans pass bill banning biological males from competing in women’s sports

By CASEY HARPER THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) –Republicans in the U.S. voted Thursday to pass the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,” the latest salvo in the ongoing battle over transgender athletes. The legislation would ban schools that receive federal funding, which is nearly all schools, from allowing biological males to compete in sports designated for women and girls.

“This is a great day for America and a great day for girls and women and for fairness in sports...” House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said at a news conference outside the Capitol after the vote.

The issue has been thrust into the forefront after a string of biological males who transitioned went from mediocrity in men’s sports to dominating and breaking records in women’s sports. There also have been several women injured by transgender athletes.

President Joe Biden has threatened to veto the bill if it passes, but it is unclear if the bill could even get a vote in the Senate.

“The left’s lunacy is robbing women and girls of equal opportunities in the name of inclusion,” Republican Whip Tom Emmer said at the news