Join Amazon Prime for exclusive deals, fast shipping, and endless entertainment! Sign up now!
‘Republican’ Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb just turned against his own party and vetoed a bill that would prevent biological men from competing in womens’ and girls’ sporting activities in schools.
House Bill 1041 would have been applicable to sports groups from kindergarten through senior high school calling for players to sign up with teams marked for their biological gender at birth. It additionally would have enabled civil actions and possible criminal liability against schools that did not comply in order to protect the Title IX teams.
The bill was passed in a walk by the state’s Republican-led legislature yet had been encountering fierce resistance from Democrats as well as American Civil Liberties Union– who stated they were preparing for a lawsuit.
In a letter to Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston, Governor Holcomb posited that he has not seen proof of unfairness in girls’ sports in the state.
“The wide-open nature of the grievance provisions in HEA 1041 that apply to all K-12 schools in Indiana makes it unclear about how consistency and fairness will be maintained for parents and students across different counties and school districts,” Holcomb wrote. “The presumption of the policy laid out in HEA 1041 is that there is an existing problem in K-12 sports in Indiana that requires further state government intervention. It implies that the goals of consistency and fairness in competitive female sports are not currently being met. After thorough review, I find no evidence to support either claim even if I support the overall goal.”
Republican state Rep. Michelle Davis, the author of the bill, stated she was attempting to protect fair competition for women and girls.
“I want to make sure that all the opportunities are provided for our young females, and we protect the fair competition for them, so they have all those possibilities,” Davis told local station WRTV.
“I think it’s trying to keep the focus on female sports and fair competition with sports. That’s what I feel the target of the bill is,” Rep. Davis added. “Of course, mental health, I empathize with anyone who goes through mental health issues. I see it’s real for all students and all Hoosiers today, but this bill is about maintaining fair competition for female sports.”
The dispute surrounding girls’ sports has actually proceeded to gain steam as University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas made large waves smashing females’s records.
Lia Thomas comes in first place again (4th lane). Why do the other swimmers even bother? https://t.co/9v1JkvV17u
— Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) March 17, 2022
Thomas won the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 500-yard freestyle title in what has become a national controversy.
H/T Timcast
