Protect Transgender Athletes - Senate Vote Monday 3/3
On January 14th, the House passed the deceptively-titled Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which is now scheduled for a vote in the Senate. This bill would amend Title IX, the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education programs, to ban transgender and intersex students from participation in sports.
This bill is a continuation of the right-wing push to dehumanize and ostracize transgender Americans by barring them from participation in society. While conservatives claim that they are prioritizing the safety of young girls, the reality is that this bill would also open the door for young girls, and even women in college and adult sports, to be subjected to traumatic genital examinations and invasive questioning. Any athlete who does not conform to stereotypical gender roles will be put at risk of this harassment, as we have already seen happen to Algerian boxer Imani Khelif and high school students in Utah who have been secretly investigated and publicly humiliated.
The House bill passed on a mostly party-line vote with 2 Democrats voting Yes with Republicans and 1 voting Present. The Senate vote is expected to be much closer as 7 Democrats are needed to side with Republicans. The procedural vote is expected to take place on the evening of Monday, March 3rd.
Contacts for this topic:
Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [CITY, ZIP].
I’m calling to demand that [REP/SEN NAME] vote against S.9, the so-called Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025. This discriminatory bill will do nothing to protect the safety of girls, but instead put all women and girls at increased risk of harassment, violence, and traumatic physical examinations.
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