The same trans-identifying male high schooler who dominated last year&#8217;s girls’ Washington state track high school championship did it again over the weekend.
Verónica Garcia, 17, snagged his second state title in two years when he won the girls&#8217; 2A 400-meter race on Saturday.
In video of the race, Garcia can be seen crossing the finish line with a healthy lead over the second place runner.
Garcia, who runs on the girls&#8217; team at East Valley High School, won the same race last year with a record-smashing time of 55.59, close to his time this year, 55.75.
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Garcia was heckled and booed by the crowd both before and after the race.
One man wearing a shirt that read &#8220;Save women&#8217;s sports&#8221; <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/high-school/wa-transgender-athlete-veronica-garcia-repeats-as-state-track-champion/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> shouted “Let’s go girls!” and “girls’ race!”
The crowd also reportedly cheered for every female runner during the medal ceremony, but booed when Garcia was announced as the winner.
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After the race, Garcia lashed out at his critics, saying said the heckling made him &#8220;angry&#8221; and want to win even more.
“I’ll be honest, I kind of expect it,” Garcia <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/high-school/wa-transgender-athlete-veronica-garcia-repeats-as-state-track-champion/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Seattle Times. “But it maybe didn’t have their intended effect. It made me angry, but not angry as in, I wanted to give up, but angry as in, I’m going to push.&#8221;
“I’m going to put this in the most PG-13 way, I’m just going to say it’s a damn shame they don’t have anything else better to do. I hope they get a life. But oh well. It just shows who they are as people.”
He previously placed near the bottom when he ran for the boys&#8217; team several years ago. In October 2022, Garcia ran in the boys’ 5,000-meter junior varsity race and <a href="https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/209254/results/874400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">placed</a> 164th out of 172.
Riley Gaines, the former University of Kentucky swimmer whose 2022 loss to trans-identifying male swimmer Lia Thomas helped ignite the battle to keep men out of women’s sports, praised the girl who placed second behind Garcia on Saturday.
&#8220;Congratulations to Lauren Matthew, the real Washington State Champion in the girls&#8217; 400m,&#8221; Gaines posted on X.
In another post, Matthew appeared holding a sign that read “Washington State Track and Field Real Girls 2A 400m Champion.”
In 2007, Washington state became the first state to pass legislation allowing trans-identifying males to participate in women&#8217;s sports. However, state law now conflicts with President Donald Trump&#8217;s executive order banning federal funds for schools that allow males in girls&#8217; sports.
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, which governs high school sports in the state, still allows trans-identifying students to compete on the team of the opposite sex.
In December, a group of 14 school districts proposed changing the policy to keep males off female teams, but ultimately, no action was taken.

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A California high school girl track and field athlete didn’t let the fact that a boy had stolen her championship deter her, and waited until the boy stepped off the podium to step up herself, stand up on the podium, and claim her rightful place as the winner.
Reese Hogan, 16, from Crean Lutheran High School, finished second place in the triple jump behind AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley, a boy who claims to be a girl, at the CIF Southern Section Finals on Saturday. Hernandez jumped 41 feet, four inches, more than four feet farther than Hogan’s 37 feet, 2 inches. To make the difference clearer, third-place finisher Sofia Jara’s 36 feet, five inches was only 9 inches behind Hogan, and fourth-place finisher Kezia Gavlak jumped 35 feet, 11 inches, only six inches behind Jara. “Hernandez currently holds the state&#8217;s top marks in long jump (20-1.5) and triple jump (41-4) in girls track and field,” Sports Illustrated <a href="https://www.si.com/high-school/california/transgender-athlete-wins-cif-track-and-field-titles-in-girls-high-school-events-01jvmqrckp7b">noted</a>.
After Hernandez stepped off the podium, Hogan seized the moment, walked onto the first-place spot, smiled, and proudly posed for a picture.
“When the boy got off the podium, she assumed her rightful spot as champion. The crowd erupts with applause. THIS is the way. Congrats to Reese Hogan, the REAL champ!!!” women’s sports advocate Riley Gaines cheered.
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When the boy got off the podium, she assumed her rightful spot as champion. The crowd erupts with applause.
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On May 10, at the CIF Southern Section Division 3 Prelims at Yorba Linda High School, Hogan joined other girl athletes who donned t-shirts that said, “Protect Girls Sports.” Officials at the track meet reportedly made the girls change their shirts.
The day before, JSerra Catholic High School, Orange Lutheran High School, and Crean Lutheran High School wrote a letter to the CIF in which they stated:
<blockquote>For young women, CIF&#8217;s Gender Identity Policy means lost opportunities and an unlevel playing field. The consequences of this Policy will be felt this weekend as CIF&#8217;s state semi-final competitions for track and field events take place. Star female athletes, some of whom attend our schools, will soon compete in multiple track and field events against a male athlete who self- identifies as a female. If their respective regular-season performances are any indication, the male student will trounce his female competitors, depriving them of opportunities for advancement in tournaments, state championships, performance records, and potentially even college scholarships. Some of our female athletes have indicated they will not compete in their events to protest the injustice of this situation. This result makes it clear that the CIF Gender Identity Policy deprives women of the equal opportunities required by Title IX. Worse still, in some sports, the CIF Gender Identity Policy jeopardizes the physical safety of female student athletes.</blockquote>
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USA Fencing Chairman Damien Lehfeldt appeared to throw up a middle finger in a social media post ahead of a congressional hearing where he was to be questioned on keeping men out of women&#8217;s sports.
On Instagram, Lehfeldt posted a photo of himself showing his middle finger extended with the caption, &#8220;Game day.&#8221; The post was highlighted by the Independent Council on Women’s Sports, which posted screenshots.
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🚨 OUTRAGEOUS: <a href="https://twitter.com/USAFencing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USAFencing</a> Chair Damien Lehfeldt appears to give the middle finger this morning ahead of a Congressional hearing on the mistreatment of female fencers like Stephanie Turner—who took a knee to protest facing a male opponent and has since left the sport.
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Damien Lehfeldt, chair of the <a href="https://twitter.com/USAFencing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USAFencing</a> Board of Directors, was subpoenaed to attend today’s <a href="https://twitter.com/DOGECommittee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DOGECommittee</a> hearing on saving women’s sports.
🚨 Damien is openly anti-woman. 🚨
Just look at some of the awful &amp; disgusting things he’s said on social media in response to women… <a href="https://t.co/tOmHOVKvRA">pic.twitter.com/tOmHOVKvRA</a>
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It is unclear whether the USA Fencing chairman&#8217;s gesture was intended to be profane, and if so, whether it was directed at female athletes who object to competing with men or Republican lawmakers on the Oversight Committee.
Lehfeldt clarified later that he, for whatever reason, cropped his other finger out of the photo posted to Instagram. The uncropped photo <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/usa-fencing-clarifies-chairmans-photo-which-caused-frenzy-before-hearing">shared</a> with Fox News showed Lehfeldt holding up two fingers.
Lehfeldt was subpoenaed to <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/unfair-play-keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">appear</a> before the House Oversight Committee&#8217;s DOGE subcommittee Wednesday afternoon.
Also testifying was Stephanie Turner, a female fencer who was disqualified from a Maryland tournament in March for taking a knee and refusing to compete against a trans-identifying male opponent. She ultimately stepped away from fencing altogether.
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“I want to thank God for trusting me with this mission to fight for female exclusive sports and putting me in a place to effectively protest,” Turner <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/female-fencer-speaks-out-after-shes-expelled-for-protesting-male-opponent" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Daily Wire at the time.
Previously, Lehfeldt has repeatedly posted in support of trans-identifying males competing in women&#8217;s fencing.
When a social media follower asked him, &#8220;Are you okay with cis females being at a disadvantage?&#8221; Lehfeldt responded simply, &#8220;Yeah.&#8221;
In an article on his blog, The Fencing Coach, Lehfeldt <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/usa-fencing-chairs-pro-trans-manifesto-surfaces-after-woman-dqed-for-refusing-to-fence-male" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> “transgender women are women” and lectured female athletes that giving trans-identifying male athletes &#8220;a sense of belonging and a will to live is more powerful than medals and competitive glory.&#8221;
The USA Fencing chairman also appears to have posted his email response to a woman who criticized allowing trans-identifying men in women&#8217;s fencing, going on a bizarre rant to the woman, named Dorothy, in which he referenced &#8220;The Wizard of Oz&#8221; and told her the only wizard who could help her is &#8220;of the grand wizard variety.&#8221;
Payton McNabb, a former high school volleyball player who was seriously injured when a trans-identifying volleyball player spiked a ball at her head, also testified during Wednesday&#8217;s hearing.
Last month, USA Fencing said it might have to change its policy to bar trans-identifying males from women&#8217;s fencing.
&#8220;In the event that USA Fencing is guided to change its current stance in accordance with oversight bodies or federal legislation, the new policy states athletes competing in USA Fencing-sanctioned tournaments must compete according to their biological sex,&#8221; the organization <a href="https://www.usafencing.org/news/2025/april/18/usa-fencing-board-prepares-for-potential-changes-from-governing-bodies-on-transgender-and-non-binary-athlete-eligibility-policy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement.
&#8220;The policy will be implemented only if and when one or more governing bodies require these updates,&#8221; USA Fencing added.

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The professional disc golf athlete who walked off the course during a Nashville competition on Friday over her concerns about a trans-identifying male player told The Daily Wire she was warned against speaking out.
When Abigail Wilson stepped up to compete at the Disc Golf Pro Tour&#8217;s Music City Open on Friday morning, she cocked her arm back to throw, but then suddenly lowered her disc, turned around, and walked away from the tee area.
&#8220;Females must be protected in our division,&#8221; Wilson said as she walked away. &#8220;This is unfair. I refuse to play.&#8221;
She told The Daily Wire after the competition that she had raised concerns a day earlier, and was reprimanded for misgendering her competition. The trans-identifying male disc golfer, Natalie Ryan, was set to play at the same tee time as Wilson in the women&#8217;s division. Ryan has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/another-womens-sport-sees-trans-athletes-rise-to-top-and-competitors-are-speaking-out" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sparked</a> controversy since at least 2022 when he <a href="https://www.outkick.com/culture/biological-male-is-starting-to-dominate-womens-disc-golf-but-competitors-mostly-stay-quiet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defeated</a> the world&#8217;s number one ranked female competitor, Kristin Tattar.
Wilson said this made her anxious because she had heard protests were planned against the trans-identifying player, and last year, a terrorism threat against the same player <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/terrorist-threat-stops-nashville-disc-104056192.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKROHiYUgWeKDCkRYE4ZBfcft4Jy3leBdYzscCDabPLUrOwFunEr-RksQXgiZcLgMSXn0G1lR-Rz0uwZropJ1BxrcjJjfZ3pJhkV2mkoUyr9GOtR9PW9EPK4IMlK0vHePzWVBEDgTKojkzu2f0HzEuSky-kKInio4yKumJo84vgW" target="_blank" rel="noopener">caused</a> the Music City Open to be temporarily suspended. Wilson played in last year&#8217;s event as well.
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&#8220;They did a terrible job of keeping us safe during the event when this threat was called in,&#8221; Wilson told The Daily Wire. &#8220;I said, &#8216;Well, it is a very unpleasant thing that all of us women have to play with him.&#8217; After I said the word &#8216;him,&#8217; this Disc Golf staff member told me that if I misgender him again, I will be penalized and removed from the tour, and he&#8217;s going to pretend he didn&#8217;t hear me say that.&#8221;
Wilson said staff also assured her that the event would have police, security, and bag checks, but she saw none of that when she arrived, and she was allowed in without showing her credentials.
&#8220;There were zero security precautions,&#8221; she said.
Jeff Spring, CEO and Director of the Disc Golf Pro Tour said they did have security on site, including an on-duty police officer, plain clothes security staff, and armed security guards, and they did conduct bag checks for spectators. Wilson was &#8220;cleared through our spectator entrance and recognized as an approved player upon arrival,&#8221; he said.
Spring also said that the Disc Golf Pro Tour &#8220;supports Abigail’s right to protest and have her voice heard.&#8221;
&#8220;There is no consequence for Abigail’s protest today, as she violated no rules or policies,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We encourage all players to do what they think is right. Abigail is welcome to compete on the same playing field as all other players and we wish her the best in her young career.&#8221;
Wilson previously said she assumes she will no longer be welcomed to play in Disc Golf Pro Tour competitions, the highest level of disc golf, but she does not regret her decision to walk away on Friday.
&#8220;I couldn&#8217;t keep putting my head down,&#8221; she told The Daily Wire. &#8220;I like to say that I throw plastic at metal chains for a living, and it&#8217;s not worth any of this. We shouldn&#8217;t have to deal with this as women, as professionals.&#8221;
&#8220;Today I most likely ended my career and that is okay because this is bigger than me,&#8221; Wilson <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DICNtTLP0r_/?igsh=MWVxd3UyemlqcDR5bg%3D%3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on social media after walking off the competition.
&#8220;I have worked so hard to get to this point to play on the DGPT, but the sacrifice of my career and my hard work is worth it if it means I can make a difference for other women, daughters, nieces, and the future of our sport,&#8221; she said. &#8220;If you feel how wrong it is to have biological males be competing in female protected divisions in sports, now is the time to speak up and stand your ground.&#8221;
Spring, the Disc Golf Pro Tour director said any changes to the sport&#8217;s transgender participation policy will likely be derived from changes to International Olympic Committee policy and state and federal law.

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A female fencer is speaking out after she was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/video-female-fencer-booted-from-tournament-after-refusing-to-compete-against-male-opponent?topStoryPosition=undefined" target="_blank" rel="noopener">disqualified from a tournament in Maryland</a> for taking a knee and refusing to compete against a transgender-identifying male opponent.
Stephanie Turner, 31, was black-carded and booted from a tournament this past weekend for refusing to compete against Redmond Sullivan, who is male and identifies as transgender. Sullivan formerly competed against males and was permitted by USA Fencing to compete in the women&#8217;s tournament, the organization <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/video-female-fencer-booted-from-tournament-after-refusing-to-compete-against-male-opponent?topStoryPosition=undefined" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed</a> to The Daily Wire.
“I want to thank God for trusting me with this mission to fight for female exclusive sports and putting me in a place to effectively protest,&#8221; Turner told The Daily Wire in a statement.
&#8220;I also want to add that I am grateful to the Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS) for their encouragement and support,&#8221; she added. &#8220;They have helped me and so many other women who have been put in this unfair and confusing situation.”
ICONS on Wednesday <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/video-female-fencer-booted-from-tournament-after-refusing-to-compete-against-male-opponent?topStoryPosition=undefined" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted video</a> of Turner&#8217;s protest, which quickly went viral on X.
<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/womens-fencer-reveals-why-she-refused-face-transgender-opponent-accepting-punishment-backlash" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Speaking</a> to Fox News Digital, Turner explained that she did not know Sullivan was in the same tournament, and tries to steer clear of competitions that allow males. The night before the bout, though, she recalled seeing that she was facing Redmond, a male.
&#8220;From there I said, ‘Okay, let’s do it. I&#8217;m going to take the knee,&#8221; Turner said. &#8220;I knew what I had to do because USA Fencing had not been listening to women&#8217;s objections regarding [its gender eligibility policy].&#8221;
Turner said that when she took a knee, Redmond, out of confusion, confronted her, and eventually told Turner that he has support from the organization.
&#8220;Redmond was under the impression that I was going to start fencing,&#8221; Turner recalled. &#8220;So when I took the knee, I looked at the ref and I said, ‘I’m sorry, I cannot do this. I am a woman, and this is a man, and this is a women&#8217;s tournament. And I will not fence this individual.'&#8221;
&#8220;Redmond didn&#8217;t hear me, and he comes up to me, and he thinks that I may be hurt, or he doesn&#8217;t understand what&#8217;s happening. He asks, ‘Are you okay?’ And I said, ‘I’m sorry. I have much love and respect for you, but I will not fence you,'&#8221; she continued.
&#8220;Redmond says to me, ‘Well you know, there is a member on the board of directors here who supports me, and there is a policy that acknowledges me as a woman, so I am allowed to fence, and you will get black-carded,’ and I said, &#8216;I know.'&#8221;
Turner said when she found out she was facing off against Redmond, she knew she had to &#8220;give it to God.&#8221;
&#8220;If this person shows up to my event and is on my script, then I would take a knee, and that would be God&#8217;s will,'&#8221; she added.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/video-female-fencer-booted-from-tournament-after-refusing-to-compete-against-male-opponent?topStoryPosition=undefined" target="_blank" rel="noopener">VIDEO: Female Fencer Booted From Tournament After Refusing To Compete Against Male Opponent</a>

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Female Fencer Speaks Out After She’s Expelled For Protesting Male Opponent

Daily Wire host Matt Walsh testified Tuesday before the California State Assembly on a bill that would ban trans-identifying male students from girls&#8217; sports and bathrooms.
Walsh <a href="https://www.assembly.ca.gov/media-live-event/9124?format=video" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slammed</a> Democrat lawmakers, telling them that they are &#8220;predators&#8221; if they force girls to change in locker rooms with boys.
&#8220;The man who identifies as a woman is either deluded and confused or he is a cross-dressing fetishist looking to play out his fantasies in public. In either case, the claim that he&#8217;s making, the claim to womanhood is not true,&#8221; Walsh told Democrats on the California&#8217;s Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism.
&#8220;And compelling women to take part in this untruth is evil, perverse, and predatory. If you would use the force of law to compel young girls to use a changing room with a boy, you are yourselves predators,&#8221; Walsh said.
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“&#8230;Will you side with the truth, a truth so basic that every toddler understands it, or will you disgrace yourselves by denying it?” <a href="https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mattwalshblog</a> testifies to keep men out of women’s sports. <a href="https://t.co/kt0Kkpb8tr">pic.twitter.com/kt0Kkpb8tr</a>
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Assembly Bill 844 ultimately failed to make it out of committee by a 6-2 vote on Tuesday.
The bill would have required participation in school sports and bathroom and locker use to be based on a student’s sex, not gender identity. It would have applied to both public K-12 schools and public colleges.
The measure would have reversed a decade-old law in the blue state. Since 2014, California has allowed students to play on the sports teams and use the facilities “consistent with his or her gender identity, irrespective of the gender listed on the pupil’s records.”
Walsh began his remarks at the hearing by saying he was not going to talk about &#8220;fairness&#8221; or &#8220;safety,&#8221; but &#8220;something even more important and even more basic &#8230; It&#8217;s truth.&#8221;
&#8220;Why shouldn&#8217;t men play in women&#8217;s sports? Because they aren&#8217;t women. It isn&#8217;t true. We should not allow men into women&#8217;s sports for the same reason we shouldn&#8217;t go around claiming two plus two equals seven. It&#8217;s just not true. It is a lie,&#8221; Walsh said.
&#8220;Transgenderism is a lie. It is, in fact, the most deranged lie that mankind has ever invented,&#8221; Walsh said.
&#8220;In a free country, nobody should ever be forced to participate in a lie,&#8221; Walsh told the lawmakers. &#8220;Will you side with the truth, a truth so basic that every toddler understands it, or will you disgrace yourselves by denying it? That is your choice to make.&#8221;
Also testifying was Taylor Starling, a high schooler in Riverside who said she was removed from her varsity track and field team and replaced by a trans-identifying male transfer student who was given &#8220;favorable treatment.&#8221;
&#8220;He did not have to attend practice while my team and I were running seven miles a day together,&#8221; the 16-year-old said, adding that she missed out on running in a top cross country invitational, the teen said.
Starling also said that when she tried to speak up by wearing a shirt that said, &#8220;Save Girls Sports,&#8221; her athletic director told her it was &#8220;like wearing a swastika in front of a Jewish person&#8221; and that she would face disciplinary action if she wore it again.
Before the hearing, Walsh noted that “even Gavin Newsom, after sniffing the political wind, now admits it’s unfair — let’s see if California Democrats can stop playing pretend and follow his sudden rediscovery of basic truth.”
On his new podcast, the California governor shocked his fellow Democrats by calling biological men competing in women’s sports “deeply unfair.”
Newsom was asked by his conservative guest Charlie Kirk whether he would “say no to men in female sports.”
“I think it’s an issue of fairness. I completely agree with you on that,” Newsom answered. “It is an issue of fairness — it’s deeply unfair.”
However, when Newsom was lieutenant governor in 2014, he <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaA2RIwnXtg&amp;t=437s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">celebrated</a> California’s new law allowing trans-identifying male students to compete in girls’ sports. He celebrated <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/24/transgender-rights-california/5795659/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">again</a> when conservative groups failed to repeal that law.
On Friday, Education Secretary Linda McMahon <a href="https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1905278307664576715" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sent</a> Newsom a letter noting his shifting position and warning him to comply with federal law on prohibiting male students in girls’ sports and bathrooms or risk losing federal funding.
Newsom did not make any public comments about Assembly Bill 844.
The bill was introduced by Rep. Bill Essayli, a Republican, who slammed California Democrats ahead of Tuesday’s hearing, saying he expected them to reject his bill.
“I believe the Democrats will double down and reject this bill tomorrow,” Essayli <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/matt-walsh-testify-favor-california-bill-ban-males-from-womens-sports-this-isnt-complicated" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News. “They want to make a public scene out of it so they can be heroes to their progressive base.”
At the hearing, Essayli noted that California K-12 schools receive about $8 billion in federal funding. Essayli added that he believes California will ultimately come into compliance with Title IX, either through the legislative or judicial process.
If not, he said, &#8220;we will not only be failing our female students and athletes, but we are also jeopardizing a critical funding source for our school districts.&#8221;
&#8220;As the governor said, it&#8217;s a question of fairness. And if we&#8217;re Nazis, the governor&#8217;s a Nazi, so you should impeach him,&#8221; Essayli said. &#8220;The governor gets it, 80% of the people get this, and if you double down today and you reaffirm this law, this failed policy, you&#8217;ll get it in the next election.&#8221;
Before lawmakers debated the bill, members of the public lined up at a microphone to voice their opinions. Many female high school athletes, their parents, girls&#8217; coaches, and others showed up to support the bill. Others voiced their opposition, including several trans-identifying men, LGBT activists, and parents of trans-identifying children, many of whom were wearing face masks.
Just before the committee considered Assembly Bill 844, the lawmakers considered another similar bill, AB 89, which would have mandated that the California Interscholastic Federation, which governs high school sports, bar male students from girls’ teams.
That bill also failed in a 7-2 vote.

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‘You Are Yourselves Predators’: Matt Walsh Slams California Assembly On Trans Sports, Bathroom Bill

'You Are Yourselves Predators:' Matt Walsh Slams CA Assembly On Trans Sports, Bathroom Bill

Matt Walsh

Daily Wire host Matt Walsh will testify Tuesday before the California State Assembly in favor of a bill that would ban males from girls&#8217; sports and bathrooms in public schools, reversing a decade-old law in the blue state.
A Republican lawmaker introduced Assembly Bill 844, which would require participation in school sports and bathroom and locker use to be based on a student&#8217;s sex, not gender identity. The bill would apply to both public K-12 schools as well as public colleges. The bill would reverse California&#8217;s 2014 law allowing students to play on the sports teams and use the facilities &#8220;consistent with his or her gender identity, irrespective of the gender listed on the pupil’s records.&#8221;
Walsh is set to address a hearing of the California Assembly&#8217;s Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism on Tuesday.
&#8220;Girls shouldn’t have to compete with boys or change next to them in locker rooms — this isn’t complicated,&#8221; Walsh said in a statement ahead of the hearing.
&#8220;Even Gavin Newsom, after sniffing the political wind, now admits it’s unfair — let’s see if California Democrats can stop playing pretend and follow his sudden rediscovery of basic truth,&#8221; Walsh added.
On his new podcast, the California governor shocked his fellow Democrats by calling biological men competing in women’s sports “deeply unfair.”
Newsom was asked by his conservative guest Charlie Kirk whether he would &#8220;say no to men in female sports.&#8221;
“I think it’s an issue of fairness, I completely agree with you on that,” Newsom answered. “It is an issue of fairness — it’s deeply unfair.”
However, back in 2014 when Newsom was lieutenant governor, he <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaA2RIwnXtg&amp;t=437s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">celebrated</a> California’s new law allowing trans-identifying male students to compete in girls’ sports. He celebrated <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/24/transgender-rights-california/5795659/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">again</a> when conservative groups failed to repeal that law.
Newsom has not spoken about Assembly Bill 844, and Democrats are expected to kill the bill after the committee hearing.
The bill was introduced by Rep. Bill Essayli, a Republican. Essayli slammed California Democrats ahead of Tuesday&#8217;s hearing, saying he expects them to reject his bill.
&#8220;I believe the Democrats will double down and reject this bill tomorrow,&#8221; Essayli <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/matt-walsh-testify-favor-california-bill-ban-males-from-womens-sports-this-isnt-complicated" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News. &#8220;They want to make a public scene out of it so they can be heroes to their progressive base.&#8221;
Female athletes in California, including Taylor Starling, a high school cross-country runner in Riverside who lost her spot on the varsity team to a trans-identifying transfer student, have faced unfair competition from male students who identify as female.
On Friday, Education Secretary Linda McMahon <a href="https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1905278307664576715" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sent</a> Newsom a letter noting his shifting position and warning him to comply with federal law on prohibiting male students in girls&#8217; sports and bathrooms or risk losing federal funding.
In recent years, gender ideology in public schools has faced fierce backlash from parents and other critics across the nation who point to both privacy and safety dangers with having males on the playing field and in bathrooms with girls.
Meanwhile, female athletes have lost nearly 900 medals to males who identify as transgender, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trans-identifying-males-are-cleaning-up-in-female-sports-this-un-report-quantifies-the-damage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to a recent United Nations report.

Matt Walsh To Testify Before California Assembly On Bill To Ban Boys From Girls’ Sports, Bathrooms

The Trump administration is investigating Portland, Oregon&#8217;s public school district over a trans-identifying male athlete who was allowed to compete on the girls&#8217; team.
The Education Department&#8217;s Office for Civil Rights <a href="https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/office-civil-rights-launches-title-ix-investigations-portland-public-schools-and-oregon-school-activities-association" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> Tuesday that it has opened an investigation into Portland Public Schools over allegations the district violated Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex discrimination in public schools.
&#8220;These allegations include allowing a male track student athlete to compete in a girls’ interscholastic track and field competition on March 19, 2025, and permitting the male athlete to use the girls’ locker room while female athletes were changing,&#8221; the administration said.
Last week, a trans-identifying male athlete at Leodis V. McDaniel High School in Portland <a href="https://www.wweek.com/news/schools/2025/03/25/feds-open-investigation-into-transgender-student-athlete-in-portland-track-meet/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">took</a> the first-place trophy for two races, the girls&#8217; 200-meter race by 1.5 seconds and the girls&#8217; 400-meter race by about 10 seconds, setting season records.
Last year, the same biologically male athlete also won the girls&#8217; 200-meter race at the 6A-1 Portland Interscholastic League Championship.
The Office for Civil Rights notified Kimberlee Armstrong, superintendent of Portland Public Schools, of the Title IX investigation in a letter.
The administration also notified the Oregon School Activities Association, which governs student sports, that it is investigating its “gender identity participation” policy, which &#8220;appears to violate Title IX.&#8221;
The “gender identity participation” <a href="https://www.osaa.org/docs/handbooks/GenderIdentityParticipationBP.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">policy</a> “allows students to participate for the athletic or activity program of their consistently asserted gender identity while providing a fair and safe environment for all students.”
The Office for Civil Rights has &#8220;previously <a href="http://t1.info.ed.gov/r/?id=h2355e68,1e2e018,1e2e1ac">made</a> it clear that federal antidiscrimination law preempts state law,&#8221; a statement from February read.
“We will not allow the Portland Public Schools District or any other educational entity that receives federal funds to trample on the antidiscrimination protections that women and girls are guaranteed under law,” said Craig Trainor, the Office&#8217;s Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights.
President Donald Trump issued executive orders banning gender ideology in public schools, including biologically male athletes in girls&#8217; sports and bathrooms. He also issued an order defining sex as male and female only.
“We are putting every school receiving taxpayer dollars on notice: If you let men take over women’s sports teams or invade your locker rooms, you will be investigated for violations of Title IX and risk your federal funding,” Trump said when he signed the order in February.
Armstrong, the Portland school district&#8217;s superintendent, <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/5215358-trump-administration-portland-schools-transgender-sports-investigation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the district “is fully cooperating with the investigation.”
“I stand firm in our legal responsibilities, and I deeply value every student’s right to be treated with dignity, safety, and respect,” Armstrong said in a statement, adding that the district “is in full compliance with Oregon state law, which may differ from federal guidance.”
She said the district’s commitment to &#8220;doing what’s right for all students, especially those most vulnerable, remains unwavering.&#8221;

Trump Admin Investigating Portland Schools Over Trans Male Athlete

The Trump administration’s Office for Civil Rights, part of the Health and Human Services Department, revealed they issued a notice of violation against the Maine Department of Education for violating federal Title IX regulations.
In a letter from the OCR to Democratic Maine governor Janet Mills, the OCR noted that the Maine Principals&#8217; Association (MPA) is the governing body for youth sports in the state.
&#8220;Mike Burnham, the executive director of the MPA stated, &#8216;The executive order [President Trump&#8217;s Executive Order 14201] and our Maine state Human Rights Act are in conflict, and the Maine Principal&#8217;s [sic] Association will continue to follow state law as it pertains to gender identity,'&#8221; the letter pointed out.
Then the letter delineated two cases where Maine permitted boys to compete in girls’ sports:
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On February 17, 2025, it was reported that Greely High, a public high school in the state of Maine, violated Title IX through the participation of a male athlete in a women&#8217;s high school track meet. On February 18-19, 2025, it was reported that Maine Coast Waldorf, a public high school in the state of Maine, violated Title IX through the participation of a male athlete in a women&#8217;s high school ski event.
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The letter continued, ‘Under its leadership, MDOE is responsible for interscholastic and extracurricular activities in the state of Maine, which includes ensuring that the youth sports programs in the state&#8217;s public schools comply with federal nondiscrimination law. &#8230; Based on the MPA&#8217;s policy of allowing male athletes to compete against female athletes, OCR has determined that MDOE is in violation of federal law under Title IX.”
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In late February, Attorney General Pam Bondi <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pam-bondi-fires-warning-shot-at-maine-over-womens-sports-cannot-ignore-federal-law">warned</a> Maine that it had to comply with federal law banning boys from girls’ sports.
&#8220;This Department of Justice will defend women and does not tolerate state officials who ignore federal law,&#8221; Bondi said. &#8220;We will leverage every legal option necessary to ensure state compliance with federal law and President Trump&#8217;s Executive Order protecting women&#8217;s sports.&#8221;
Bondi’s warning followed a confrontation at the White House between President Trump and Democratic Maine Governor Janet Mills. “Is Maine here? The governor of Maine? Are you not going to comply with it?” Trump asked Mills.
“I’ll comply with state and federal law,” Mills replied.
“We are the federal law,” Trump declared. “You better do it. Because you’re not going to get any federal funding at all if you don’t. And by the way, your population, even though it is somewhat liberal — although I did very well there — your population doesn’t want men playing in women’s sports. You better comply because otherwise you’re not getting any federal funding.”
“We’ll see you in court,” Mills said defiantly.
“Good, I’ll see you in court,” Trump fired back. “I look forward to that, that should be a real easy one. And enjoy your life after governor, because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”

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Trump’s Office Of Civil Rights Targets Maine For Defying Trump’s Order On Women’s Sports

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Maine

On Monday, Democrats in the GOP-led Senate blocked <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-to-consider-bill-to-protect-womens-sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">legislation</a> that aims to protect women’s sports leagues in schools by trying to keep male athletes who identify as females from competing.
By a <a href="https://x.com/CraigCaplan/status/1896714793031188630" target="_blank" rel="noopener">51-45 vote</a>, a motion to invoke cloture on Sen. Tommy Tuberville&#8217;s (R-AL) &#8220;Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act&#8221; failed. A three-fifths majority — or 60 votes — was needed to cap debate and proceed to a final vote for passage sometime in the future.
&#8220;Senate Democrats just BLOCKED the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. Every Senate Republican supported it,&#8221; Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY) <a href="https://x.com/SenJohnBarrasso/status/1896713183030894826" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X. &#8220;Americans agree — men should not compete against women in sports. Democrats are out of touch on this common-sense issue.&#8221;
The <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/9/text?s=1&amp;r=1&amp;q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22Protection+of+Women+and+Girls+in+Sports+Act+of+2025%22%7D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bill</a> says it aims to &#8220;provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person&#8217;s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.&#8221;
If enacted, the bill would amend Section 901 of the Education Amendments of 1972 by adding two provisions to the end:
<blockquote>(1) It shall be a violation of subsection (a) for a recipient of Federal funds who operates, sponsors, or facilitates athletic programs or activities to permit a person whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls.
(2) For purposes of this subsection, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person&#8217;s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.</blockquote>
&#8220;79% of Americans agree: men don’t belong in women’s sports,&#8221; Tuberville said in a <a href="https://x.com/SenTuberville/status/1894846092828713262" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> to X last week, citing the findings of a recent New York Times/Ipsos <a href="https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/a66cc1cd29a9ea2c/41386e22-full.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">survey</a>. &#8220;I hope EVERY SENATOR will join me to PERMANENTLY restore Title IX protections and protect women and girls everywhere.&#8221;
In January, the GOP-led House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-again-passes-bill-to-protect-womens-sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed</a> a variant of the &#8220;Protection of Women and Girls Act.&#8221; That bill, which came from Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL), got the support of two Democrats: Reps. Henry Cueller (D-TX) and Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX).
If the Senate managed to approve its own version of the legislation, the House would need to pass it, too. Or both chambers of Congress would have to compromise on legislation that might integrate aspects of each bill.
Opponents of such legislation have <a href="https://x.com/EqualityCaucus/status/1896722078944088239" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> it would have invasive consequences, including &#8220;invasive physical inspections.&#8221; Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) <a href="https://x.com/cspan/status/1879228470900765057" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the House version of the legislation is supported by &#8220;bigoted folks,&#8221; &#8220;assaulters,&#8221; and CEOs.
President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/surrounded-by-young-female-athletes-donald-trump-bans-men-from-womens-sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> an executive order in February geared toward keeping men out of women’s sports at schools that receive federal funding. The White House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-backs-tubervilles-womens-sports-legislation-ahead-of-senate-vote">released</a> a statement earlier on Monday that said the Trump administration &#8220;strongly&#8221; supported passage of Tuberville&#8217;s bill.
&#8220;Well, at least now the American people know the truth. Even after [Trump&#8217;s] landslide election, Democrats STILL support men competing in women’s sports,&#8221; Tuberville <a href="https://x.com/SenTuberville/status/1896721877399392348" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X after his bill was blocked in the procedural vote. &#8220;This is far from over. I’ll NEVER stop fighting to protect women and girls.&#8221;

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Senate Dems Block Bill To Protect Women’s Sports

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The Senate was set to vote on S. 9, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025, on Monday — but Democrats may put it on pause.
The bill strengthens Republican efforts to keep biological males from participating in women’s and girls’ athletics based on “gender identity,” declaring that gender would be “recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.”
Two Democrats from Texas, Reps. Vicente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar, crossed over what would have been a straight party line vote to get the bill through the House earlier in the year. Senate Republicans would need seven Democrats to vote with them in order to reach the necessary 60-vote threshold.
Republicans took to X to voice their disappointment in their colleagues’ opposition to the bill.
Bill sponsor Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) called out Democrats who repeatedly insist that women and girls have not lost out on trophies, medals, and scholarships due to males taking over their sports.
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One of Democrats’ most frequent talking points is that men competing in women’s sports doesn’t impact that many people. 
This is a LIE.
Over 900 women’s trophies have gone to men in the past 4 years. 🏆🏆🏆
This doesn’t include the THOUSANDS of women who didn’t earn a spot on…
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The Senate Republicans also released a statement, saying, “For four years, Senate Democrats cheered as female athletes were forced to compete against men. Senate Republicans will ALWAYS fight for fairness and safety in women’s sports.”
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For four years, Senate Democrats cheered as female athletes were forced to compete against men.
Senate Republicans will ALWAYS fight for fairness and safety in women’s sports.
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“The vast majority of Americans have rejected the farce of men pretending to be women playing in women&#8217;s sports. But not Senate Democrats! Senate Democrats STILL want to force girls to compete against men pretending to be women,” Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) added.
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The vast majority of Americans have rejected the farce of men pretending to be women playing in women&#39;s sports. 
But not Senate Democrats! 
Senate Democrats STILL want to force girls to compete against men pretending to be women.
&mdash; Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomCottonAR/status/1896639713983004953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines — who was forced to compete against and ultimately cede her trophy to trans-identifying male swimmer Lia Thomas — warned Democrats that voting against the bill could backfire on them politically in the midterm elections.
“To the Democrats who plan on voting NO on todays vote to advance the Protection of Women and Girls in Sport Act, prepare for relentless campaign ads in 2026,” she posted.
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To the Democrats who plan on voting NO on todays vote to advance the Protection of Women and Girls in Sport Act, prepare for relentless campaign ads in 2026&#8230;<a href="https://twitter.com/SenateDems?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenateDems</a> <a href="https://t.co/ILaSuoRtO3">https://t.co/ILaSuoRtO3</a>
&mdash; Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1896547674461233661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) added, “Remember guys— it takes 60 votes to clear the procedural vote and break the filibuster. We have 53 GOP Senators. This is an 80/20 issue. Is your Senator voting YES?”
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Remember guys— it takes 60 votes to clear the procedural vote and break the filibuster. We have 53 GOP Senators. This is an 80/20 issue. Is your Senator voting YES?
&mdash; Markwayne Mullin (@SenMullin) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenMullin/status/1896553223634452572?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The White House also officially backed the bill on Monday just ahead of the planned procedural vote.

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Senate Republicans Torch Dems For Failing To Protect Women’s Sports

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The GOP-led Senate will take up legislation that aims to protect women’s sports leagues by trying to keep male athletes who identify as females from competing.
After journalist Megyn Kelly first <a href="https://x.com/MegynKellyShow/status/1894845495756882426" target="_blank" rel="noopener">broke the news</a> on her podcast, Majority Leader John Thune&#8217;s (R-SD) office confirmed to The Daily Wire that the Senate will file cloture on the bill on Thursday. Then, a cloture vote — which requires a three-fifths majority to cap debate ahead of a final vote sometime in the future— is expected Monday.
Called the &#8220;Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/9/text?s=1&amp;r=1&amp;q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22Protection+of+Women+and+Girls+in+Sports+Act+of+2025%22%7D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bill</a> seeks to &#8220;provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person&#8217;s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.&#8221;
If enacted, the bill would amend Section 901 of the Education Amendments of 1972 by adding two provisions to the end:
<blockquote>(1) It shall be a violation of subsection (a) for a recipient of Federal funds who operates, sponsors, or facilitates athletic programs or activities to permit a person whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls.
(2) For purposes of this subsection, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person&#8217;s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.</blockquote>
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), who introduced the bill in January, has been joined by Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) and 36 other <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/9/cosponsors?s=1&amp;r=1&amp;q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22Protection+of+Women+and+Girls+in+Sports+Act+of+2025%22%7D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">co-sponsors</a> — all GOP senators. It remains unclear how Democrats and the independents who caucus with them will vote on the legislation. As it stands, the Senate GOP has a 53-47 majority.
&#8220;79% of Americans agree: men don’t belong in women’s sports,&#8221; Tuberville said in a <a href="https://x.com/SenTuberville/status/1894846092828713262" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> to X on Wednesday, citing the findings of a recent New York Times/Ipsos <a href="https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/a66cc1cd29a9ea2c/41386e22-full.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">survey</a>. &#8220;I hope EVERY SENATOR will join me to PERMANENTLY restore Title IX protections and protect women and girls everywhere.&#8221;
Back in January, the GOP-controlled House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-again-passes-bill-to-protect-womens-sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed</a> its own version of the &#8220;Protection of Women and Girls Act.&#8221; That bill, which came from Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL), got the support of two Democrats: Reps. Henry Cueller (D-TX) and Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX).
If enacted, the House bill <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/28/text?s=1&amp;r=9&amp;q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22Protection+of+Women+and+Girls+in+Sports+Act%22%7D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">would</a> &#8220;amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of such Act in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth,&#8221; adding language that says it would be a violation for recipients of federal aid to allow a person whose sex is male to participate in a sports program for women or girls.
Also included in the House legislation is a provision directing the comptroller general to conduct a study that would look at &#8220;the adverse psychological, developmental, participatory, and sociological results to girls of allowing males to compete, be members of a sports team, or participants in athletic programs, that are designed for girls.&#8221;
Opponents argued the House bill would have <a href="https://x.com/MicaSoellnerDC/status/1879179579895709876" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invasive</a> consequences and is supported by <a href="https://x.com/cspan/status/1879228470900765057" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;bigoted folks.&#8221;</a>
If the Senate passes its own version of the bill, the House would need to pass it, too. Or both chambers of Congress would have to compromise on legislation that might integrate aspects of each bill.
The House previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/zero-democrats-vote-for-house-bill-to-protect-womens-sports">passed</a> its version of the bill in 2023 with no Democrat support. However, it <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/734?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22Protection+of+Women+and+Girls+in+Sports+Act%22%7D&amp;s=1&amp;r=7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">never got a vote</a> in the Democrat-led Senate in the last Congress.
Ultimately, a bill that passes both the House and Senate will go to the White House where the president can sign it into law or issue a veto.
President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/surrounded-by-young-female-athletes-donald-trump-bans-men-from-womens-sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> an executive order in February geared toward keeping men out of women’s sports at schools that receive federal funding. In the face of some opposition, Attorney General Pam Bondi has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pam-bondi-fires-warning-shot-at-maine-over-womens-sports-cannot-ignore-federal-law" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sent letters</a> to officials in Maine, Minnesota, and California, warning the administration &#8220;will leverage every legal option necessary to ensure state compliance with federal law and President Trump’s Executive Order protecting women’s sports.&#8221;

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