{"id":1477908,"date":"2022-05-17T10:29:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T14:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1477908"},"modified":"2022-05-17T10:30:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T14:30:01","slug":"sen-lummis-apologizes-for-saying-there-are-two-sexes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-lummis-apologizes-for-saying-there-are-two-sexes\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Lummis Apologizes For Saying There Are \u2018Two Sexes\u2019"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fsen-lummis-apologizes-for-saying-there-are-two-sexes%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=1477908&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><\/div>\n<p>Republican Wyoming Sen. Cynthia Lummis issued an apology Monday for stating the biological fact that there are only \u201ctwo sexes\u201d during a commencement speech at the University of Wyoming, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yQdMAu4pgjU&#038;t=3007s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">commencement address Saturday<\/a>, Lummis said constitutional rights were being threatened and \u201ceven fundamental scientific truths such as the existence of two sexes, male and female, are subject to challenge these days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lummis\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/11\/analysis-voters-transgender-ideology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">remarks<\/a> were immediately met with a barrage of \u201cboos\u201d from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, I -\u201d Lummis began to say. \u201cI challenge those of you. I\u2019m not making a comment on the fact that there are people who transition between sexes.\u201d<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p>The university\u2019s president, Ed Seidel, later released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwyo.edu\/uw\/news\/2022\/05\/a-message-from-the-president-we-welcome-diversity.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> condemning the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/24\/matt-walsh-gender-ideology-jesse-watters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">remarks<\/a> without directly naming Lummis. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/04\/madison-cawthorn-gender-burger-king-slogan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018Can\u2019t Just Have It Your Way\u2019: Madison Cawthorn Uses Famous Burger King Slogan To Rip Democrats On \u2018Woman\u2019 Definition)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of our speakers made remarks regarding biological sex that many on campus take issue with. While we respect the right of all to express their views, from students to elected officials, we unequivocally state that UW is an institution that supports and celebrates its diverse communities that collectively make us the wonderful place that we are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lummis later issued an apology, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/oilcity.news\/wyoming\/education\/2022\/05\/15\/sen-cynthia-lummis-apologizes-for-two-sexes-comment-that-evoked-jeers-boos-at-uw-commencement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oil City News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy reference to the existence of two sexes was intended to highlight the times in which we find ourselves, times in which the metric of biological sex is under debate with potential implications for the shared Wyoming value of equality,\u201d the statement reportedly read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI share the fundamental belief that women and men are equal, but also acknowledge that there are biological differences and circumstances in which these differences need to be recognized,\u201d Lummis reportedly continued. \u201cThat being said, it was never my intention to make anyone feel un-welcomed or disrespected, and for that I apologize. I have appreciated hearing from members of the University of Wyoming community on this issue, and I look forward to continuing this dialogue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Caller has reached out to Lummis but did not receive a response by the time of publication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Wyoming Sen. 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