A bill that aimed to ban transgender women and girls from participating in female school athletic competitions nationwide failed to advance in the Senate on Monday night. The test vote on the bill did not gain the 60 votes needed to move forward, with senators largely voting along party lines.
The bill sought to determine Title IX protections based on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth, a move supported by Republicans who argue it is necessary to ensure fairness in women’s sports. President Trump signed an executive order last month giving federal agencies broad authority to enforce Title IX in line with the administration’s interpretation of gender at birth.
However, Democrats in the Senate and LGBTQ+ rights activists opposed the bill, calling it a distraction and federal overreach into local school decisions. They argue that policies around transgender participation in sports should be decided by sports leagues, not blanket mandates from the government.
Despite the setback in the Senate, Republicans nationwide are determined to address the issue of transgender participation in sports. The NCAA recently changed its participation policy for transgender athletes after Trump’s executive order, limiting competition in women’s sports to athletes assigned female at birth.
Following the failed vote, the Human Rights Campaign president expressed disappointment, stating that transgender kids deserve the same opportunities as their peers. The debate over transgender participation in sports continues in states like Minnesota, where a similar bill in the state House has drawn both support and criticism from advocates on both sides of the issue.
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