GOP House vote Bans Trans athletes from women’s sports

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

The House voted on Tuesday to pass a GOP-led bill that would ban transgender athletes from women's and girls' sports at federally funded schools and educational institutions. The legislation is expected to next be taken up by the GOP-controlled Senate. Republicans put attacks on Democrats over transgender issues front and center in competitive races during the last election cycle, including at the top of the ticket with President-elect Donald Trump.

Posted by censored at 03:06 PM | 12 COMMENTS | permalink

Senate could vote soon on bill banning transgender athletes in girls' sports https://t.co/vkKNbfahho
" The Lion (@ReadTheLion) January 13, 2025

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Jill Stein voters applaud enthusiastically.

There's plenty more where that came from. Jill Stein 2028!

#1 | Posted by censored at 2025-01-14 03:07 PM

Climate change, peak oil, inflation, forever chemicals, the fact it will take 80 years to rebuild gaza for starving people, education policies, racism, .... nah, let's deal with transgender athletes. From chatgpt: "A reasonable estimate for the percentage of transgender athletes in the U.S. population would likely be well below 0.1%, given that transgender individuals are estimated to make up around 0.6% of the U.S. population, and not all are athletes. This subgroup represents a very small fraction of the population."

#2 | Posted by Brennnn at 2025-01-14 09:27 PM

more "Based on the estimate of 1 in 100,000 and a population of 334 million, there would be approximately 3,340 transgender athletes in the U.S." So a law for 3000 people? What big thinkers.

#3 | Posted by Brennnn at 2025-01-14 09:32 PM

www.kget.com

NCAA president says there are less than 10' transgender athletes in college sports

Republicans-doing the work that matters to Americans.

#4 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-01-14 09:41 PM

I thought they were busy getting ready to get the Federal Government out of Education. You know, the party of freedom, personal responsibility and small governance.

#5 | Posted by mattm at 2025-01-14 09:54 PM

It will be interesting to see how this play's out in the Senate.

Will Senate Democrats filibuster this? If no, my guess is quite a few will simply vote 'present'.

#6 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-01-14 10:01 PM

"NCAA president says there are less than 10' transgender athletes in college sports"

Yet several women's volleyball teams forfeited their games rather than playing against an opposing team with a male player.

Those 10 male athletes affect a LOT of other women athletes.

#7 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-01-14 10:03 PM

www.pbs.org

Why is the GOP escalating attacks on trans rights? Experts say the goal is to make sure evangelicals vote

#8 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-01-14 10:53 PM

Why is the GOP escalating attacks on trans rights? Experts say the goal is to make sure evangelicals vote
#8 | Posted by LauraMohr

And it worked! Also gets a lot of moderate support as well.

A Franklin & Marshall College Poll released last month showed that 64 percent of Pennsylvania voters were opposed to trans women competing in women's sports; 29 percent approved.
www.nbcnews.com, May 16, 2022

Jill Stein 2028!

#9 | Posted by censored at 2025-01-15 09:28 AM

Will this lower inflation?

#10 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar at 2025-01-15 12:44 PM

I hear this will lower the price of eggs.

#11 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-01-15 12:50 PM

Will this lower inflation?
#10 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar

Probably not. But a ban will make more people happy than unhappy. And when the Dems freak out or filibuster in the Senate and prevent a vote, it will make more people unhappy than happy. And that's how elections are won and lost.

#12 | Posted by censored at 2025-01-15 01:02 PM

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