{"id":1723887,"date":"2022-11-03T18:04:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T22:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1723887"},"modified":"2022-11-03T18:04:47","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T22:04:47","slug":"democratic-washington-congressional-candidate-doesnt-give-definitive-answer-on-boys-playing-in-girls-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-washington-congressional-candidate-doesnt-give-definitive-answer-on-boys-playing-in-girls-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Washington Congressional Candidate Doesn\u2019t Give Definitive Answer On Boys Playing In Girls 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\">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%2Fdemocratic-washington-congressional-candidate-doesnt-give-definitive-answer-on-boys-playing-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=1723887&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--><p class=\"p2\">Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a Democratic candidate running to represent Washington\u2019s third congressional district, was asked this week about biological males competing in girls sports, surprising some with her response.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Her Republican opponent, Joe Kent, tweeted a video of her answering a question during a debate with Kent. A woman in the audience asked her about boy playing on girls\u2019 sports teams, and continued to press for a definitive answer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When asked about biological men in girls&#8217; sports, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MGPforCongress?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MGPforCongress<\/a> tried to hide her support for it by pretending not to understand the question and then insulting the female voter who asked it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fRZ3Mhofqx\">pic.twitter.com\/fRZ3Mhofqx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Kent for Congress (@JoeKentCampaign) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeKentCampaign\/status\/1587977771799949312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cDo you support biological males competing in biological female sports?\u201d she was <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joekentcampaign\/status\/1587977771799949312\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Perez paused before answering the question, as audience members began to react.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cUm, I think, that is \u2014 the \u2014 it\u2019s complicated, it depends, when did they transition? What are their hormone levels?\u201d she answered. \u201cI mean, when you really look at \u2014 athletes have all different natural hormone levels so it is a nuanced question.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The woman in the audience asked, \u201cSo yes, you do support that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cIt depends on the scenario,\u201d Perez answered as people in the crowd shouted for her to answer yes or no.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cWe\u2019re faced with situations where it\u2019s either a yes or no,\u201d the woman who asked the question continued. \u201cEither the biological male competes or the biological male does not compete with women and so we have to make that decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cYeah,\u201d Perez answered, \u201cI don\u2019t think you\u2019re understanding the nuance of these issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Last week, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) campaigned for Kent in Washington, although Kent has been outspoken against Republican leadership in the past. Kent took on incumbent Republican Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opb.org\/article\/2022\/08\/09\/herrera-beutler-concedes-in-southwest-washington-us-house-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beat<\/a> her in the primary.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cThe Republicans \u2026 the corporate GOP, they\u2019re absolute snakes and we need to root them out,\u201d Kent said at a town hall in July. \u201cWe have Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, these guys really want to see Jaime Herrera Beutler go forward. \u2026 They want to be able to say \u2018Hey, this Trump America First thing, that was a flash in the pan.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Kent changed his position and said in October that he will back McCarthy if he is the only Republican candidate suitable to be House Majority Leader.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cI feel that my job and everybody else in the America First movement, our job with speaker McCarthy is to say \u2018Hey, we\u2019re here to support you and we want you to be successful,\u2019\u201d Kent said at an October event. \u201cBut you need to reflect these priorities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Several states have passed laws to protect girls\u2019 sports at the high school and college level as the transgender movement pushes to allow children to play on teams based on their gender expression.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/savewomenssports.com\/state-legislation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Save Women\u2019s Sports<\/a>, there have been bills in almost every state to safeguard female athletes, and eighteen of them have turned into laws.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a Democratic candidate running to represent Washington\u2019s third congressional district, was asked this week about biological males competing in girls sports, surprising some with her response.\u00a0 Her Republican opponent, Joe Kent, tweeted a video of her answering a question during a debate with Kent. 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