Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) spoke out about transgender women competing in sports against athletes of the same gender.
Casey wrote the letter in June 2023, saying concerns about biologically male women participating in sports are “overgeneralized.” He also suggested concerns about the issue are based on “unfounded assumptions.”
“The decision to transition is a very serious and difficult decision that young people make after careful consideration, after thorough consultation with health care professionals and loved ones, and unfortunately with the knowledge of significant societal obstacles that lie ahead,” Casey said. Daily Caller.
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Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) leaves the Capitol in Washington, DC after the vote on April 18, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
“All young people should have the opportunity to enjoy recreational sport and their individual dignity should be respected. In a world where transgender youth face disproportionate risks of bullying, harassment and violence, allowing transitioning youth to participate in sports in their identified gender can have enormous social and psychological benefits. I believe that rather than discriminating against vulnerable young people, inclusive and informed guidance can and should be provided to enable all students to thrive,” Casey added.
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Fox News Digital reached out to Senator Casey’s office for additional comment on the letter but did not immediately receive a response.
Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) speaks at the Inaugural Dinner in Philadelphia on November 1, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
In 2021, British Journal of Sports Medicine Transgender women maintain advantages over biological women even after a year of hormone therapy, a study has found.
“At the Olympic level, at the elite level, I think two years is more realistic than one year,” Dr. Timothy Roberts, director of the adolescent medicine residency program at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., told NBC News at the time. “At one year, transgender women still have an advantage over cisgender women, on average.”
In April, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NAIA) Transgender athletes Prohibit women from participating in sports.
A view of the NCAA headquarters on March 26, 2020. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
The NAIA supports “fair and safe competition for all student-athletes” andTitle IX Separate and equal opportunities will be given to female athletes,” the organization said in setting out conditional participation rules.
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“Student participation in sports designated by the NAIA as men’s sports: All eligible NAIA student-athletes may participate in NAIA-sponsored men’s sports,” the organization said.
“Student Participation in Sports Designated by the NAIA as Women’s Sports: Only NAIA student-athletes whose biological sex is female may participate in NAIA-sponsored women’s sports.”
“Students who have not yet begun masculinizing hormone therapy may participate without restrictions,” the NAIA said.
Fox News’ Ryan Gaydas contributed to this report.
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