{"id":1357145,"date":"2022-03-03T10:00:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1357145"},"modified":"2022-03-03T15:07:42","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T20:07:42","slug":"ban-on-biological-males-competing-in-girls-sports-heads-to-iowa-govs-desk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ban-on-biological-males-competing-in-girls-sports-heads-to-iowa-govs-desk\/","title":{"rendered":"Ban On Biological Males Competing In Girls\u2019 Sports Heads To Iowa Gov\u2019s Desk"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fban-on-biological-males-competing-in-girls-sports-heads-to-iowa-govs-desk%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=1357145&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/Untitled-design-19-copy-2-2.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A bill to ban biological males who identify as female from competing in girls\u2019 and women\u2019s sports in Iowa is now headed to the desk of Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.iowa.gov\/legislation\/BillBook?ba=HF%202416&#038;ga=89\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House File 2416<\/a> passed Iowa\u2019s Senate 31-17 along party lines on Wednesday less than two weeks after succeeding in the House in a 55-39 vote.<\/p>\n<p>The signed bill would make Iowa the 11th state to approve a law to keep biological males who identify as female from competing on the athletic teams of girls and women. Reynolds pushed for the bill in 2021, but the effort failed to pass during the previous year\u2019s session.<\/p>\n<p>Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Mississippi, Montana, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia have passed similar laws. Idaho\u2019s law is currently on hold due to a legal challenge.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>\u201cI think at the end of the day it\u2019s the responsibility and legislature to make sure that we are protecting girls\u2019 sports,\u201d Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weareiowa.com\/article\/news\/local\/local-politics\/bill-banning-transgender-athletes-girls-sports-to-governor-kim-reynolds-desk\/524-1f22c47a-9b46-45ea-9bed-1ce53c3ce29d?utm_medium=social&#038;utm_source=twitter_weareiowa5news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in February. \u201cAnd I just think that again, that\u2019s something that this bill is able to achieve that in a very clear manner following the path of a lot of other states.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Republican State Sen. Jesse Greenesaid also spoke out in support of the bill.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe send a message to the nation that Iowans will not put common sense aside for wokeness,\u201d Greenesaid <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Sports\/wireStory\/restrictive-transgender-sports-bill-heads-iowa-governor-83215690\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cIn the midst of an ongoing culture war Iowans are taking bold steps to preserve the integrity and purity of athletic competition for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Critics have accused the bill of discriminating against transgender students, which could lead to legal concerns in the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis bill discriminates against students and singles out school employees and faculty for punishment,\u201d Mike Beranek, president of the Iowa State Education Association, the statewide public educators union, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news-journal.com\/ban-on-transgender-athletes-in-iowa-girls-sports-approved\/article_3519e11d-b95f-5928-aae8-98e1abc35feb.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. \u201cIt is a hateful attempt to intimidate both students and the education professionals helping them succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>South Dakota Republican Governor Kristi Noem signed her state\u2019s transgender sports bill last month, which bans biological males from competing in girls\u2019 and women\u2019s sports. The bill, SB 46, is designed \u201cto protect fairness in women\u2019s sports,\u201d and includes provisions for college athletics.<\/p>\n<p>Noem addressed the transgender controversy in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.sd.gov\/newsitem.aspx?id=28842\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>\u00a0in January from her office that noted plans to push the bill forward. The Daily Wire previously\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/south-dakota-gov-kristi-noem-signs-bill-banning-biological-males-from-girls-sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><em>\u201cOne way a young girl exercises her liberty is on the fields and in the gyms of South Dakota: playing basketball, swimming competitively, and running track, just to name a few popular sports here in the Mount Rushmore state,\u201d the governor said in the statement.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><em>\u201cIt is in playing sports that a young girl can learn how to achieve and how to succeed. But some in our society want to take those opportunities to succeed away from our young women.\u00a0\u00a0Some schools and organizations across the country have sought to take away their freedom to achieve by changing the rules of the games,\u201d she added.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bill to ban biological males who identify as female from competing in girls\u2019 and women\u2019s sports in Iowa is now headed to the desk of Republican Gov. 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