Three present and former Connecticut high school biological female athletes were barred from testifying Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Equality Act that recently passed the House of Representatives. The Equality Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Christiana Holcomb, the Alliance Defending Freedom legal counsel for the women, told The Epoch Times it was the majority Democrats who prevented the athletes from testifying. “It is disgraceful that Democrats refused to hear from Selina, Chelsea, and Alanna on the harms that they face from a law like the Equality Act. Our clients have lost out on state championships, podium spots, and opportunities to advance in competition because they were forced to compete against biological males,” Holcomb said. Democrats and Republicans blamed each other. When asked by The Epoch Times if the majority side refused to allow the women to testify, a spokesman …