{"id":1394057,"date":"2022-03-22T12:59:39","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T16:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1394057"},"modified":"2022-03-22T12:59:43","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T16:59:43","slug":"indiana-republican-governor-vetoes-bill-to-ban-biological-males-from-competing-in-girls-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-republican-governor-vetoes-bill-to-ban-biological-males-from-competing-in-girls-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Republican Governor Vetoes Bill To Ban Biological Males From Competing In Girls\u2019 Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Findiana-republican-governor-vetoes-bill-to-ban-biological-males-from-competing-in-girls-sports%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=1394057&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-21-copy-3-4.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Indiana Republican Governor Eric Holcomb vetoed a bill on Monday passed by the state\u2019s legislature that would have banned biological males from competing in girls\u2019 sports in the Hoosier state.<\/p>\n<p>The veto stands in contrast with a growing number of GOP governors who have signed similar bills in recent months, including Iowa and South Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>Holcomb argued in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/gov\/files\/Veto-HEA-1041.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> to Indiana state Speaker Todd Huston (R) that the bill would increase \u201cthe likelihood of litigation against our schools with the courts having to adjudicate the uncertainties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A second concern the governor expressed in his letter was that the law would not stand in court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the two cases with initial rulings thus far, the courts have enjoined or prohibited laws with these same substantive provisions from taking effect based on equal protections grounds,\u201d Holcomb added.<\/p>\n<p>The governor noted a third concern is that the newly proposed law \u201cimplies 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/03\/21\/us\/eric-holcomb-transgender-sports.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> covering Holcomb\u2019s veto noted it was \u201ca sharply different approach to the issue than 11 fellow Republican governors who have signed similar measures into law in recent years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indiana attorney general Todd Rokita (R) disagreed with the governor\u2019s veto.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe passage of HEA 1041 to ban males from competing on female sports teams is an important step in protecting youth sports and has been championed by my office. We welcome the opportunity to defend this law if challenged in court,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The passage of HEA 1041 to ban males from competing on female sports teams is an important step in protecting youth sports and has been championed by my office. We welcome the opportunity to defend this law if challenged in court. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jNv9NzjDuG\">pic.twitter.com\/jNv9NzjDuG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Todd Rokita (@AGToddRokita) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGToddRokita\/status\/1501988814348341261?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The issue of biological males competing in male sports has become an increasingly tense point of discussion as biological male and transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has competed and often dominated at events with the University of Pennsylvania women\u2019s swimming team.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas became the first transgender individual to win an NCAA swimming title last week with much controversy surrounding the event.<\/p>\n<p>One female athlete from the NCAA Women\u2019s Swimming Championships later spoke out.<\/p>\n<p>Virginia Tech women\u2019s swimmer Reka Gyorgy penned a letter to the NCAA that was posted to Instagram that noted her concerns. The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/that-final-spot-was-taken-from-me-because-of-the-ncaas-decision-swimmer-unleashes-on-ncaa-for-allowing-a-biological-male-in-her-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cMy name is Reka Gyorgy from Hungary. I am a 2016 Rio Olympian, represented Virginia Tech for the past 5 years, a 2 time ACC champion, 2 time All-American and 3 time honorable mention All-American,\u201d wrote Virginia Tech swimmer Reka Gyorgy in a letter to the NCAA that she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CbVXQdyunQbZeKQn_e3GfyiFBVTDYa0sRaFyCs0\/\">posted on Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWith all due respect, I would like to address something that is a problem in our sport right now and hurting athletes, especially swimmers,\u201d wrote Gyorgy. \u201cEveryone has heard and known about transgender [swimmer], Lia Thomas, and her case including all the issues and concerns that her situation brought into our sport.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gyorgy later added,\u00a0\u201cThis is my last college meet ever and I feel frustrated. It feels like that final spot was taken away from me because of the NCAA\u2019s decision to let someone who is not a biological female compete.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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