House Passes Bill to Ban Transgender Athletes from Women’s Sports

Opponents to the bill say it’s discriminatory in nature, especially for the three percent of American high schoolers who identify as transgender, according to the CDC.

“This bill is framed as protecting women and girls’ rights, when it does anything but that,” said Shiwali Patel, Senior Director of Safe and Inclusive Schools at the National Women’s Law Center.

“This legislation harms all women and girls. It’s a direct attack on women and girls who are trans and who are intersex, who do not fit into this narrow definition of sex that’s based on reproductive biology,” said Patel. “There are actual issues that Congress should be prioritizing, not something like this that actually is an attempt to further their hate against people who are trans,” Patel added.