Talarico once said there are ‘six sexes’ amid fight over men in women’s sports
During a Texas legislative debate over a bill to ban transgender girls who identify as male from participating in female sports in K-12 schools,State rep. James talarico, the Democratic nominee for the U.S.Senate in Texas, claimed there are six “really common biological sexes” rather than two, arguing that sex is a spectrum. He said modern science recognizes more than two sexes and cited X and Y chromosomes as a basis for his assertion. The remark drew pushback from Beth Stelzer of Save Women’s Sports, who argued that studies show a persistent male advantage in sports and that there are only two sexes (XX and XY), with other categories being disorders of sexual development. The piece also notes Talarico’s Harvard master’s degree in education and that he defeated Jasmine Crockett for the Democratic Senate nomination, while Republicans, including John Cornyn, advanced to a runoff against Ken Paxton. Republicans are using the remark to frame Talarico for voters ahead of the general election, and talarico did not respond to requests for comment.
FLASHBACK: James Talarico said there are six sexes while opposing ban on men in women’s sports
State Rep. James Talarico, the newly minted Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, claimed in 2021 that there were “six really common biological sexes” — not two.
Talarico made the declaration during a debate in the Texas State Legislature over a measure sponsored by GOP state Rep. Cole Hefner to ban biological men who identify as transgender from participating in female sports in K-12 schools.
“The bill seems to think there are two,” said Talarico, who has a master’s of education from Harvard University. “The one thing I want us to all be aware of, recognize, is that modern science obviously recognizes that there are many more than two biological sexes. In fact, there are six, which honestly, Rep. Hefner surprised me, too.”
Talarico claimed there are “six really common biological sexes” based on X and Y chromosomes.
“The point is that, biologically speaking, scientifically speaking, sex is a spectrum, and oftentimes can be very ambiguous,” Talarico said.
Talarico got pushback during the hearing from Beth Stelzer, the president of Save Women’s Sports, who was testifying in favor of the bill. Stelzer argued that studies have proven “the male advantage is immutable [in sports], and there are in fact two sexes. They are dimorphic: XX, XY.”
“The other quote ‘sexes’ mentioned are disorders of sexual development that are variants of XX or XY chromosomes,” Stelzer said. “They are still disorders of male or female.”
Talarico on Tuesday bested Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) for the Democratic nomination for the Senate held by incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). On the Republican side, Cornyn advanced to a runoff against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after neither candidate received more than 50% in the primary.
Even though Republicans have not yet settled on their candidate, the party is wasting no time in getting to work trying to define Talarico for general election voters.
“Can’t wait to hear the Democratic Party’s newest star explain the other four to the voters in Texas,” said Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) in an X post sharing a video of Talarico’s remarks.
Talarico’s campaign did not return requests for comment by the Washington Examiner.
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