Tag: women’s sports

‘Terrific Bill’: Aussie PM Backs Ban on Trans Women in Female Sports

February 22, 2022
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has backed a bill that would give women and girls the right to play single-sex sports by making it legal to ask a male competitor not to play in the female category. Tasmanian Senator Claire Chandler, an advocacy for women’s sports,  proposed the “Save Women’s Sport Bill” to parliament on Feb….

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‘Only a Matter of Time’ Before Trans Women Dominate Women’s Sports, Advocate Says

November 23, 2021
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The increasing inclusion of trans-identified male athletes in women’s sports means it is “only a matter of time” before the podiums and the teams on the track and field are dominated by biological males despite trans women representing less than one percent of the population, said an Australian women’s group advocate. Save Women’s Sports Australasia…

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South Dakota Gov. Noem Urges State Legislature to Hold Special Session After Rejecting Transgender Bill Changes

March 30, 2021
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is seeking to revive the transgender sports bill that would have banned biological males from participating in women’s sports after the state legislature voted to reject her proposed changes. The legislative session ended with the bill failing to be enacted after the House voted overwhelmingly 67–2 to reject a series of changes proposed by…

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‘Gender Identity Doesn’t Erase Physiological Advantages’: Student Athlete

February 28, 2021
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Biologically female athletes should not be forced to compete with athletes who are born biological males, student-athlete Linnea Saltz told an audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Saltz, who participates in the highest level of intercollegiate athletics known as the NCAA Division I, said on Saturday that her views do not stem from a desire to…

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