{"id":1329217,"date":"2022-02-22T21:38:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T02:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1329217"},"modified":"2022-02-22T21:39:03","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T02:39:03","slug":"senate-republicans-promise-to-oppose-elite-backed-transgender-ideology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-promise-to-oppose-elite-backed-transgender-ideology\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Republicans Promise to Oppose Elite-Backed Transgender Ideology"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-republicans-promise-to-oppose-elite-backed-transgender-ideology%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1329217&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Republican Senators will protect Americans from the transgender ideology in 2023, according to a 2022 campaign platform from the senator who is helping to elect GOP candidates to the Senate this November.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFacts are facts, the earth is round, the sun is hot, there are two genders \u2026 To say otherwise is to deny science,\u201d said the <a href=\"https:\/\/rescueamerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/RickScott-11-Point-Policy-Book.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">campaign document<\/a> released February 22 by Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), who is the 2022 chairman of the\u00a0National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>In exchange for Americans\u2019 votes, the document promises to protect the government\u2019s recognition of the two different-and-complementary sexes:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Humans are born male and female, there are two genders, and to deny that is to deny science.<\/p>\n<p>No government forms will include questions about \u201cgender identity\u201d or \u201csexual preference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No doctor will be allowed to perform irreversible surgical or gender-altering procedures on any minor child. Once they become adults, they can do what they wish.<\/p>\n<p>We will protect women\u2019s sports by banning biological males from competing. It is hugely unfair and would erase many of the gains women have made in athletics over the last 50 years.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Scott\u2019s promise to oppose transgenderism is a political no-brainer. Many polls <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/30\/trans-activists-admit-theyve-lost-the-debate-urge-stealth-tactics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">show<\/a> the American public is increasingly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/tag\/transgender-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opposed<\/a>\u00a0to transgender activists\u2019 far-reaching demands, including government support for irreversible surgery and hormone treatment for children.<\/p>\n<p>Scott\u2019s transgender policy \u2014 and the broader campaign platform \u2014 is getting applause.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis is exactly the type of platform GOP candidates should be running on this year,\u201d responded Terry Schilling, the president of the pro-family American Principles Project. He continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>All of the most important \u2014 and electorally advantageous \u2014 issues are here, from opposing critical race theory in schools and defending women\u2019s sports to reining in Big Tech and protecting children from sexualization. If the Republican Party is serious about becoming the party of families, these are precisely the issues that must be a top priority.<br \/>Establishment operatives at the RNC and elsewhere should take note: this is how the GOP will win elections, not by surrendering the culture war but by fighting back. Sen. Scott deserves major kudos for releasing such a bold plan, and Republican candidates everywhere would be smart to follow his lead.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Scott\u2019s platform will likely pressure many cautious GOP senators towards opposition to the transgender ideology. That pressure is important because many GOP politicians have been reluctant to challenge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/health\/2022\/02\/21\/media-silent-ivy-league-transgender-man-beats-humiliates-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">elite sympathy<\/a> for the transgender ideology\u2019s society-wrecking demands. Those demands say the government should force Americans to accept claims by adults and children about their shifting sexual identity, regardless of the damage those claims do to other Americans, civic institutions, or the claimants\u2019 health.<\/p>\n<p>Republican National Committee (RNC) chairwoman Ronna McDaniel endorsed Scott\u2019s campaign platform, but notably ignored the transgender aspect:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Joe Biden and Democrats have made life more expensive and less safe for families across America. Republicans like Senator Rick Scott have real solutions to put us back on track. From\u00a0lowering costs and creating jobs, to supporting police and securing the border, Republicans are offering a clear plan to protect and reinvigorate the America we know and love.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In June 2021, McDaniel posted a pro-transgender promise:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PrideMonth?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PrideMonth<\/a>!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GOP<\/a> is proud to have doubled our LGBTQ support over the last 4 years, and we will continue to grow our big tent by supporting measures that promote fairness and balance protections for LGBTQ Americans and those with deeply held religious beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPChairwoman\/status\/1400212885595426824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>The transgender push to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/24\/time-magazine-promotes-trans-the-gay-away-child\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transform children<\/a> and to end single-sex sports \u2014 such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/health\/2022\/02\/21\/media-silent-ivy-league-transgender-man-beats-humiliates-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">swimming leagues for Ivy League women<\/a> \u2014 are driving the public debate against the transgender demands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve got to treat kids as kids,\u201d Scott told Breitbart News. \u201cMen shouldn\u2019t be taking over women\u2019s sports \u2026 we\u2019re going to kill women\u2019s sports. They\u2019re going to stop winning, just look at the NCAA championship swimming,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI do believe we ought to be careful about these gender-altering procedures on a child \u2026 This is science,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Scott\u2019s plan follows a recent statement by former President Donald Trump.\u00a0\u201cWe will ban men from participating in women\u2019s sports,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/education\/2022\/02\/02\/trump-promise-sto-bar-transgenderism-from-womens-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">promised<\/a>\u00a0on January 29 during a Texas speech that mimicked a campaign rally.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19974530\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/02\/AP22050623434176.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19974530 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AP22050623434176-1024x667-1.jpg\" alt=\"Penn&#039;s Lia Thomas, left, leaves the pool deck as Yale&#039;s Iszac Henig, right, prepares to swim in a qualifying heat of the 100-yard freestyle at the Ivy League Women&#039;s Swimming and Diving Championships at Harvard University, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Cambridge, Mass. Henig, who is transitioning to male but hasn&#039;t begun hormone treatments yet, is swimming for the Yale women&#039;s team and set a meet record with the fastest qualifying time. Thomas, who is transitioning to female, and swimming for Penn women&#039;s team had the second fastest time. (AP Photo\/Mary Schwalm)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"667\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Penn\u2019s Lia Thomas, left, leaves the pool deck as Yale\u2019s Iszac Henig, right, prepares to swim in a qualifying heat of the 100-yard freestyle at the Ivy League Women\u2019s Swimming and Diving Championships at Harvard University, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Cambridge, Mass. Henig, who is transitioning to male but hasn\u2019t begun hormone treatments yet, is swimming for the Yale women\u2019s team and set a meet record with the fastest qualifying time. Thomas, who is transitioning to female, and swimming for Penn women\u2019s team had the second fastest time. (AP Photo\/Mary Schwalm)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>He referred to the scandal of Lia\u00a0Thomas, a transgender woman\u00a0swimmer\u00a0for the University of Pennsylvania, saying, \u201cSo ridiculous. Did you see the man who was on the swimming team at a certain school that I know very well? The [women\u2019s swimming] record was held for like 11 years. He beat it by 38 seconds.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_19765114\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AP22022724401120.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19765114\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AP22022724401120.jpg\" alt=\"Penn transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, right, dries off after warming up with the team before a NCAA college swimming meet with Harvard on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, at at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo\/Josh Reynolds)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Penn transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, right, dries off after warming up with the team before a NCAA college swimming meet with Harvard on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, at at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo\/Josh Reynolds)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The public has rejected transgenderism\u2019s ideological claim that the reality of sex is subordinate to each person\u2019s choice of her or his \u201cgender identity.\u201d Numerous\u00a0polls\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/lifestyle\/public_surveys\/most_americans_side_with_j_k_rowling_only_two_genders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">show<\/a>\u00a0the public \u2014 including liberal women \u2014\u00a0increasingly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/tag\/transgender-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rejects<\/a>\u00a0the transgender ideology. The new opponents include many liberal-leaning, college-educated women and men who\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/health\/2022\/01\/26\/ny-times-on-transgender-swimmer-grace-and-ease\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hated<\/a>\u00a0former President Donald Trump\u00a0and voted for Joe Biden in 2020. Even pro-transgender advocates admit they have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/30\/trans-activists-admit-theyve-lost-the-debate-urge-stealth-tactics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lost<\/a>\u00a0the public argument\u00a0over sex-switching athletes.<\/p>\n<p>Federal GOP politicians are moving away from initial support for the establishment-backed transgender agenda.<\/p>\n<p>For example, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) pushed an amendment to the coronavirus spending bill that would have barred federal funds for universities that allow men to compete in women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>On January 9, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2022\/02\/elise-stefanik-drops-support-for-fairness-for-all-act\/\">ended her support<\/a>\u00a0for the pro-transgender Fairness for All Act bill. Reps. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) and Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), also withdrew their support for the bill which would make \u201cgender identity\u201d a judicially-enforce civil right against Americans\u2019 single-sex associations, institutions, and community groups.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly 15 establishment-wing GOP members are still backing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/1440\/cosponsors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the pro-transgender legislation<\/a>, including Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) and Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI).<\/p>\n<p>The bill is strongly opposed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/americanprinciplesproject.org\/legislation\/elise-stefanik-becomes-third-republican-drop-support-pro-transgender-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Principles Project<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Most Americans, including the vast majority of Republicans, are in agreement that biological males should not have access to women\u2019s spaces or be able to compete in women\u2019s sports. It\u2019s simple common sense. And yet, for some misguided reason, a few GOP members of Congress feel that caving on this issue is the best course of action. Because make no mistake: the Fairness for All Act would open the door to the full evisceration of women\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In the states, numerous GOP politicians have already voted for legislation to curb the transgender ideology. Others are using their regulatory power to roll back the transgender expansions.<\/p>\n<div>On February 21, for example, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a legal opinion declaring that transgender-related medical procedures on children are \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/politics\/2022\/02\/21\/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-health-care-for-transgender-children-is-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abuse<\/a>,\u201d and saying, \u201cThe Texas Department of Family and Protective Services has a responsibility to act accordingly.\u201d<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhat we really need is a [federal] civil rights style legislative package that addresses [the lack of] parental rights and family formation,\u201d said a statement from Schilling. He continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Something big enough that addressed the economics of the family and the rights of parents to protect their kids and raise them. Something with the power of civil rights \u2014 maybe even bigger with the state of the American family today. For the first time ever we are below replacement levels and the median age of marriage is now 8 years later than just two decades ago. If we don\u2019t prioritize our families \u2014 what do we prioritize? Weed? Video games? A career? I understand people have a hard time finding someone to marry and what makes it more sad is that there\u2019s another person avoiding marriage at all costs for all the wrong reasons. It\u2019s just not sustainable.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s clear that Republicans are finally seeing the political advantage of highlighting Democrat extremism on this issue,\u201d Schilling added. \u201cBut with the GOP seemingly poised to take back Congress next year, the question remains: Will they actually do something about it once they retake power? That will be the real test, and it will be critical that conservatives hold them to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Left continues to attack their fellow Leftist J.K. Rowling for having the audacity to challenge radical transgender ideology. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i5ln54x2xx\">https:\/\/t.co\/i5ln54x2xx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1495165583360462854?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Senators will protect Americans from the transgender ideology in 2023, according to a 2022 campaign platform from the senator who is helping to elect GOP candidates to the Senate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1329217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1329217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1329217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1329217\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1329217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1329217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1329217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}