{"id":1410446,"date":"2022-03-30T14:14:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T18:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1410446"},"modified":"2022-03-30T14:15:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T18:15:01","slug":"oklahoma-governor-signs-bill-banning-biological-males-from-womens-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oklahoma-governor-signs-bill-banning-biological-males-from-womens-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma Governor Signs Bill Banning Biological Males From Women\u2019s Sports"},"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\">20<\/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%2Foklahoma-governor-signs-bill-banning-biological-males-from-womens-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=1410446&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-2022-03-30-at-12.54.15-PM.png?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Republican Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed a bill banning biological males from women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>Surrounded by female students and athletes as he <a href=\"http:\/\/webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us\/cf_pdf\/2021-22%20ENR\/SB\/SB2%20ENR.PDF\">signed the legislation<\/a> Wednesday, Stitt called the legislation \u201ccommon sense,\u201d pointing to the physiological advantages that biological men have over women, and thanked legislators for \u201cdoing the hard work\u201d to put the bill on his desk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it comes to sports and athletics, girls should compete against girls,\u201d he said. \u201cBoys should compete against boys. And let\u2019s be very clear. That\u2019s all this bill says.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we are trying to accomplish here is very very simple,\u201d he added. \u201cWe are protecting women\u2019s sports. We are ensuring a level playing field for female athletes who work hard, who train hard, who are committed to their team. Who have dreams to be number one in their sport. Who deserve a fair competition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governor signed the state\u2019s \u201cSave Women\u2019s Sports Act\u201d a few weeks after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/i-left-there-with-no-trophy-ncaa-female-swimmer-who-tied-for-fifth-with-trans-athlete-says-officials-put-lia-thomas-ahead-of-her\">national controversy erupted over Lia Thomas<\/a>, a biological man who identifies as a transgender woman and raced in the NCAA Women\u2019s Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Despite highly publicized calls for action from Virginia Tech swimmer Reka Gyorgy and University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines \u2014 both of whom competed against Thomas and suffered for it, the NCAA has stayed silent, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/ncaa-ignores-outcry-from-female-swimmers-over-biological-men-in-womens-sports\/\">ignoring<\/a> The Daily Wire\u2019s many requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s simply not fair, and it will not happen in the state of Oklahoma,\u201d Stitt said of biological men competing in women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In 30 minutes I will be joined by state lawmakers and female athletes from across the state as I sign the &#8220;Save Women&#8217;s Sports Act.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Watch the bill signing and press conference live here: \ud83d\udc47 \ud83d\udc47 \ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FssmUv4yrW\">https:\/\/t.co\/FssmUv4yrW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Kevin Stitt (@GovStitt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovStitt\/status\/1509176140824514571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a good day for girls in Oklahoma,\u201d Family Policy Alliance spokeswoman Meridian Baldacci said in a statement. \u201cFemale athletes should grow up with a level playing field, in life and in sports.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we have seen in recent weeks, when males are allowed to compete in female sports competitions, they can and do take championship titles and other elite opportunities that were meant for girls,\u201d \u00a0she added. \u201cBut in Oklahoma, girls can know that they have a level playing field, and a fair shot at the opportunities meant just for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma joins Idaho, the first state to protect the integrity of women\u2019s sports, Arkansas, Mississippi, Montana, Alabama, Tennessee, South Dakota, West Virginia, Texas, Florida, Iowa, and Utah in passing laws that ban biological males from women\u2019s sports, according to the Family Policy Alliance.<\/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. 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. Believe the same? <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Become a member now and join our mission.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Oklahoma Gov. 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