{"id":1401009,"date":"2022-03-25T18:14:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T22:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1401009"},"modified":"2022-03-25T18:14:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T22:14:44","slug":"republican-governor-ditches-pronouns-in-bio-amid-backlash-over-his-veto-of-bill-banning-biological-males-from-womens-sports-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-governor-ditches-pronouns-in-bio-amid-backlash-over-his-veto-of-bill-banning-biological-males-from-womens-sports-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Governor Ditches Pronouns In Bio Amid Backlash Over His Veto Of Bill Banning Biological Males From Women\u2019s Sports: Report"},"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\">40<\/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%2Frepublican-governor-ditches-pronouns-in-bio-amid-backlash-over-his-veto-of-bill-banning-biological-males-from-womens-sports-report%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=1401009&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\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-25-at-5.47.15-PM.png?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Republican governor of Utah has apparently removed pronouns from his Instagram bio amid backlash over his veto of a bill banning biological males from women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>The state\u2019s legislature quickly overrode the governor\u2019s veto on Friday, and the law is set to go into effect on July 1, <a href=\"https:\/\/le.utah.gov\/~2022\/bills\/hbillint\/HB0011S04_ComparedWith_HB0011S03.pdf\">defining<\/a> sex as\u00a0\u201cthe biological, physical condition of being male or female, determined by an individual\u2019s genetics and anatomy at birth\u201d and banning\u00a0students \u201cof the male sex from competing against another school on a team designated for female students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>National Review writer Nate Hochman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/njhochman\/status\/1507427692018376705\">pointed out<\/a> Friday that the governor had apparently removed his pronouns from his Instagram bio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Lol looks like <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpencerJCox\">@SpencerJCox<\/a> <\/span>decided to remove the pronouns from his instagram bio after the backlash to his veto of the Utah women\u2019s sports bill,\u201d tweeted Hochman.<\/p>\n<p>The governor\u2019s Instagram bio formerly had the words \u201che\/him\u201d next to his name, according to screenshots posted by Hochman, but as of 2:37 p.m. on Friday, the pronouns were gone.<\/p>\n<p>The governor\u2019s office did not respond to requests for comment from The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lol looks like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpencerJCox?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpencerJCox<\/a> decided to remove the pronouns from his instagram bio after the backlash to his veto of the Utah women&#8217;s sports bill <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9r54dNeizJ\">pic.twitter.com\/9r54dNeizJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nate Hochman (@njhochman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/njhochman\/status\/1507427692018376705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>American Principles Project President Terry Schilling hit at the governor over the apparent removal of his pronouns in a Friday tweet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">We still don\u2019t like you, <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@SpencerJCox<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">, and now the Left hates you even more,\u201d tweeted Schilling. \u201cJust be who you are and let voters choose who they want. That\u2019s the lesson.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We still don\u2019t like you, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpencerJCox?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpencerJCox<\/a>, and now the Left hates you even more.<\/p>\n<p>Just be who you are and let voters choose who they want. That\u2019s the lesson. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZcoKLcBLgM\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZcoKLcBLgM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Terry Schilling \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Schilling1776) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Schilling1776\/status\/1507433600748302349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The state sponsor of the bill, Rep.\u00a0Kera Birkeland,\u00a0told The Daily Wire in an interview earlier this month that she \u201cdefinitely\u201d has reason to believe that outside groups like Utah Jazz may have pressured Cox to veto the bill out of concerns that it would impact the NBA All Star Game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the beginning, my goal has been to protect and preserve women\u2019s sports and speak out for Utah\u2019s female athletes,\u201d Birkeland told The Daily Wire on Friday. \u201cWe have seen the necessity of such legislation play out recently and I am proud to stand up and fight for girls to have the opportunity to compete on an even playing field.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood policy is made by considering a variety of viewpoints and working to find the right solution,\u201d she added. \u201cOver the past two years, I have made every effort to find a balanced and reasonable solution to a tough and divisive issue and am convinced Utah has taken the right step forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cox is one of only a few Republican governors to veto similar legislation.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2021,\u00a0Republican Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson vetoed a bill banning transgender surgeries and procedures for minors (though the state overrode his veto and passed the bill), and\u00a0Republican South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/19\/kristi-noem-wavers-biological-males-womens-sports-bill\/\">drew heavy criticism<\/a> from conservatives in March 2021 for failing to certify a bill banning biological males from women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>Noem <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/03\/kristi-noem-trans-athletes-womens-sports\/\">signed a different bill<\/a> in February mandating that educational institutions assign students to teams based on biological sex.<\/p>\n<p>The governor, who has strongly pushed back on criticism of her actions,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2022\/01\/28\/noem-biden-shouldnt-base-supreme-court-pick-on-race-gender\/\">told The Daily Signal<\/a> in February that the original bill was \u201cdeeply flawed\u201d and would have ended up in court.<\/p>\n<p>At least 29 states in the U.S. have made moves to craft or pass legislation banning biological males from women\u2019s sports, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/legislation-affecting-lgbtq-rights-across-country\">according to data compiled<\/a> by the American Civil Liberties Union.<\/p>\n<p>Other Republican-backed legislation <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/12\/here-are-the-states-that-want-to-ban-trans-surgeries-for-minors\/\">bans minors<\/a> from obtaining transgender surgeries and hormones \u2014 medical interventions that advocates and many in the legacy media <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/14\/walt-heyer-lgbtQ-transgender\/\">frame<\/a> as \u201cgender-affirming medical care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>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. 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