Fox’s first appearance: After a Congressional investigation into the Biden administration’s proposed changes to Title IX, a report details the “powerlessness” felt by female students when a biological male or transgender woman joins a women’s sports team. It was scheduled to be announced on Thursday.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP), spoke to committee staff about the proposed changes and their impact on women’s sports. The results of the survey will be announced. He said in a letter to his colleagues on the committee: Cassidy said the investigation included interviews with dozens of female athletes, coaches, parents, industry experts, doctors and representatives from higher education institutions.
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Demonstrators cheer during the speaking program at the Title IX 50th Anniversary “Our Body, Our Sports” rally at Freedom Plaza on June 23, 2022 in Washington, DC. The rally, organized by several sports women’s organizations, called on US President Joe Biden to place restrictions on transgender women and “insist on keeping women’s sports women.” (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Title IX is intended to prevent sex discrimination in education and related activities that are recipients of federal funds.
Last year, President Biden’s administration proposed a rule that would expand Title IX to include gender identity in addition to biological sex. The term “gender identity” is used to describe which gender an individual chooses to identify with.
“They feel helpless,” Cassidy told FOX News Digital in an interview Wednesday, echoing the sentiments she’s heard from female athletes.
“This is kind of the theme we got: ‘Why am I trying? There’s no hope for me,'” he said.
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The HELP committee report details the story of a woman at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia, who said the addition of a biologically male transgender woman to her swim team reduced her motivation. Says.
“I felt like it wasn’t fair and it turned me off…I didn’t even have the desire to try.” [or] I want to swim better,” said an anonymous female athlete.
Sixteen of the team’s 17 female swimmers ultimately wrote a letter to the athletic director, saying they “feel manipulated and are scared.”
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“Our lives have been consumed by this problem. We can’t even think about class or enjoy practice while attending lectures,” the women wrote.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) speaks at the confirmation hearing for Dennis McDonough, nominee for Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (Sarah Silbiger/Pool, via AP)
The report summarizes similar testimony from female cyclists at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado.
Two members of the University of Pennsylvania women’s swim team, who made headlines for transgender swimmer Leah Thomas’ dominance in the sport, say the school is prioritizing Thomas over them. I remembered what I felt.
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“Our voices as women have been completely silenced,” they said. “If we want privacy, safety, and equality, we are prejudiced. This is rooted in misogyny, and it is misogynistic to allow this to continue.”
“This is not prejudice,” Cassidy said, noting that those interviewed for the study had nothing against transgender individuals.
Members of the Roanoke College women’s swim team attend a press conference. (out kick)
“The people we interviewed emphasized that they collectively have nothing against transgender people,” he said.
Riley Gaines, a former NCAA champion swimmer at the University of Kentucky, told the committee that female competitors at the 2022 NCAA Championships must share locker rooms with biological males with male anatomy. He said he was never warned about what he should not do. When Gaines realized that was the case, she said, “I experienced a feeling of betrayal.” When questioned about this policy, the attitude of the authorities was that “if women are uncomfortable with this, they should feel sorry” and end up seeking counseling to overcome it. He said that it was the women.
Since experiencing this, OutKick contributor and host Gaines has “Gains for Girls” She became an advocate for protecting women’s sports.
Riley Gaines (right), currently a spokesperson for the Independent Women’s Forum, tied with transgender swimmer Leah Thomas (left) in the 200 freestyle final at the 2022 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. It is famous for coming in 5th place. (Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports)
According to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, the proposed Title IX rule changes would “enable all students to have the full experience of attending school in the United States, including participation in athletics, without discrimination. “It should be done,” he said.
“Belonging to a sports team is an important part of school life for students of all ages,” he said when announcing the rules.
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But Cassidy pushed back, calling the rule “the death of Title IX.”
“I think it’s ironic that the Biden administration is talking about the mental health of transgender people as a reason to promote it,” he said.
“They completely ignore the mental health and feelings of fairness of the women who compete,” the senator said.
Instead, Cassidy said, “we’re actually trying to protect the original intent of Title IX” by ensuring that women have a fair chance in relationships with men.
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On Wednesday, Cassidy and fellow HELP member Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) sent a letter to the NCAA and Cardona regarding policies regarding transgender participation and enforcement, as well as public announcements on controversial topics. Asked.
Neither the Department of Education nor the NCAA responded to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.
