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Female athletes andfemale sports advocatesspoke at Washington, D.C. about Biden's proposed title IX changes on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the rules.
On Thursday, the Byden administration proposed new regulations to wipe out gender identity to protect the law, "protecting LGBTQIA + students facing discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. We will strengthen it. " Ministry of Education.
Kentucky swimmerRiley Gaines, who placed transgender swimmer Lia Thomas fifth in the NCAA Championship, is a new rule for Fox News Digital Biden. The idea is "Complete 180 Worst."
"By rewriting Title IX and redefining what gender is, everything that gender has stood in the last 50 years, It will remove everything that women struggle to get, such as fairness and fairness. Equal opportunities. " "This destroys it, the integrity of women's sports is completely lost and becomes a thing of the past."
BIDEN is a school under the title IX. Proposes new rules to enhance "gender identity" protection
Pennsylvania University swimmer Lia Thomas and Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines are NCAA swimmers and a diving championship at the McCorley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Georgia, March 18, 2022. .. (Rich von Biberstein / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Chelsea Mitchell, a former high school athlete who lost four state championships and two New England awards Biological A male athlete said in our body that the problem with our sports rally is about "every young woman who dreams of competition."
"We should have the opportunity to win and chase our dreams. This can only happen if we can compete in an equal competition," she said. We commemorated the 50th anniversary of IX. Women are protesting because they don't know if Title IX protection will last "another 50 years."
Mitchell's mother, Kristi Michele, said it was "difficult to find the right words" to comfort Chelsea when Chelsea repeatedly lost to male rivals in the rally. rice field.
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"I hope I don't have to explain to my daughters why they can't win."
Rally attendees were "in Washington, D.C." "Our Body, Our Sports" Rally (Fox News Digital)
Former Presidential Candidate andHawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard At therally, Bird said, "When we are standing here today, it is the height of falsehood that there are also people who claim to be feminists who claim to be advocates of women's rights. At the same time, he denies the fact that there are women who are denying us and who are biologically different from men. "
Gabbard said that Byden's behavior was" women. " It seeks to erase the entire gender of men and reject the objective reality of the biological and physiological differences between men and women. This is contempt, aggression, and at the heart of it is women.
Outside the rally held on the 50th anniversary of Title IX, a transgender flag-waving protester blows a whistle to drown out the speaker. I hit a pot or a frying pan as.
Protesters blow the whistle and outside "Our Body, Our Sports" Rally (Fox News Digital)
in Washington, D.C. International athletes opened the door by title IX for new opportunities
FormerConnecticut High School track athleteSelinaSoule on Wednesday R-Fla. Said in a meeting with Congressman Greg Steube. She was forced to compete with biological men for all four years in high school and lost "every time with a 100-meter dash."
"Our goal in this is to prevent other little girls from having to experience the pain and broken heart we felt," she added. "It's depressing to be in these races and knowing that you'll lose whatever you do. All the time you spend practicing is essentially wasted."
Gaines Said that the advice for young female athletes who may be forced to compete with biological men is to "stick to it and use your voice."
Oklahoma Governor Stitt "Women's Sports Law Sign "Save"(Fox News Digital / Lisa Benatan)
"If it's something you feel strongly, use your voice, It's important, this is volume, something that needs to be dealt with with some weight, "No doubt, the more voices, the more important it is to clarify who the majority of silence is. These are people who understand this is wrong and can use common sense rather than just defining aspects. "
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Title IX, enacted in 1972, banned sex-discrimination in federal-funded schools Based on "Anyone in the United States is excluded from, denied, or discriminated against from participating in a federal financially funded educational program or activity based on gender.
House Republicansintroduced a law in 2021 prohibiting individuals assigned to men at birth from participating in women's sports. In April, Republicans signed a petition to force the House of Representatives to vote on the bill.
Fox News' Hannah Grossman contributed to this report.
Kelsey Koberg is the editor of FoxNews Digital. Story tips can be sent to kelsey.koberg @ fox.com and Twitter (@KelseyKoberg).
