The Georgia State Senate has competed with a transgender athlete, and after testimony from multiple female athletes shared locker rooms, passing fair and secure athletic associations on Thursday.
The bill requires a team to participate in a team that matches the biological gender when birth. If it is signed by the law, Georgia will be in the 26th state of the United States to introduce a law to prevent or restrict transgender athletes in women's sports.
Georgia was a major Frontier in this issue after the state hosted the 2022 NCAA women's swimming championship, including Transgender Swimmeria Thomas.
Two of the former opponents of Thomas have testified at a hearing of the state parliament on Thursday.
Former North Carolina's women's swimmer Curry Aron talked about the experience of share the locker room in the United States and two NCAA champions in the United States and two NCAA champions.
“We all were guinea pigs for huge social experiments formed by NCAA.
Alon spoke about the feelings of share a competitive field with Thomas and the sadness of seeing women losing the opportunity to compete fairly at the event. Alon saw Thomas won in a 500 -meter freestyle, even crying and even wanted to leave the event.
“Everything felt very wrong,” she said.
After she experienced her locker room with Thomas, things became much more difficult for Lyon.
“I went to the locker room that day, looked at Thomas, and noticed that there was no escape from this nightmare wherever I went. He agreed that there was a man in the locker room I didn't expect to be allowed in a woman's locker room, “said Lions.
“After that, every time I enter the locker room, I am at the end. I know that a man can walk on me at any time.
Lions added that she felt very uncomfortable. She relying on completely abandoning the locker room, instead of the storage closet behind the seats.
Former swimming player at Kentucky University, Kaitin Wheeler, joined Lyon with the experience of sharing the locker room with Thomas.
“Young women, teenagers, were forced to take off their clothes next to a completely intact biological man who exposed ourselves to us, while we were completely exposed at the same time. “Wealer said. “We never asked me. I didn't give any choices or another option. We are labeled for being in a way or hatred, or prejudiced to stand up for themselves. It was expected to be okay to push down our discomfort, embarrassment, and fear. “
Wheeler and Lyons are plaintiffs on NCAA's policy on gender ideology in a continuous lawsuit against NCAA, led by Former Swimmer and Riley Gaines, a rival of 2022 NCAA championship.
Wheeler and Lyons have shared their experiences with messages that encourage members of the State House of Representatives in a hearing to pass the fair and secure athletic meet law.
The bill brought out the opposition from parents, doctors, etc. Dr. Jodi Greenwald, a Roswell pediatrician, told a panel that transgender girls are not predators, warning that young transgenders are at risk of suicide.
The bill was passed by 8-3 voting after about two hours of hearing.
Governor Bill Jones called this vote as an important step toward one of his important goals in the session.
“Biological men do not belong to women's sports,” said Jones.
“This is common sense for anyone except for the most rapid liberal group in Georgia. Senate is always leading women's sports protection, and in the Senate's bill 1, we are on the right side of this common sense problem. Continue to be in.
“In order to protect my sisters and daughters in the equal scaffolding of Georgia Sports, I will not fluctuate in the battle. Senate bill 1 became a law, and the protection of women's sports is all female athletes in Georgia. I'm looking forward to becoming the reality.
The ban on the federal government, which includes transgenders in sports for girls and women, is also moving through Congress.
The lower house has passed the protection of women and girls in the Sports Law on January 14. This reduced the federal funds of a civil education institution that allowed transgender athletes to compete with girls and women in sports.
All Republican representatives voted for the bill. Only two Democrats, Henry Queller in Texas and Visente Gonzales, voted for passing it. The remaining 206 House House Democratic members opposed it. DN.C.'s Don Davis members voted “now”.
recently New York Times/IPSOS Survey The majority of the Democratic members, including the majority of the Democratic Party, discovered that transgender athletes should not be allowed to compete in women's sports. Of the 2,128 votes, 79 % of the voted biological men, identified as women, should not be allowed to participate in women's sports.
Of the 1,025 specified Democrats or Democratic members, 67 % of the transgender athletes should not be allowed to compete with women.
