{"id":193286,"date":"2021-03-06T17:00:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T22:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=193286"},"modified":"2021-03-06T17:00:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T22:00:15","slug":"tate-reeves-to-sign-bill-protecting-young-girls-from-being-forced-to-compete-with-biological-males","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tate-reeves-to-sign-bill-protecting-young-girls-from-being-forced-to-compete-with-biological-males\/","title":{"rendered":"Tate Reeves To Sign Bill Protecting \u2018Young Girls From Being Forced To Compete With Biological Males\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\">32<\/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%2Ftate-reeves-to-sign-bill-protecting-young-girls-from-being-forced-to-compete-with-biological-males%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=193286&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:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/TR-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signaled late this week that he would sign a bill protecting girls from having to compete against biological males for athletic opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>The Mississippi House of Representatives <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mississippi-passes-bill-to-ban-biological-males-from-competing-against-women\">passed<\/a> the Mississippi Fairness Act in an 81-28 vote on Wednesday, which comes after the Mississippi Senate passed the bill last month in a 34-9 vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will sign our bill to protect young girls from being forced to compete with biological males for athletic opportunities,\u201d Reeves wrote on Twitter. \u201cIt\u2019s crazy we have to address it, but the Biden E.O. forced the issue. Adults? That\u2019s on them. But the push for kids to adopt transgenderism is just wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I will sign our bill to protect young girls from being forced to compete with biological males for athletic opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s crazy we have to address it, but the Biden E.O. forced the issue. Adults? That\u2019s on them. But the push for kids to adopt transgenderism is just wrong. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sncpaPlTbZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/sncpaPlTbZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tatereeves\/status\/1367533188147519488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Republican state Sen. Angela Hill told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/mississippi-passes-bill-banning-transgender-student-athletes-female\/story?id=76238704\">ABC News<\/a> after the bill passed that legislators took action because \u201cif we do not move to protect female sports from biological males who have an unfair physiological advantage, we will eventually no longer have female sports.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis issue is imminent in Mississippi,\u201d she said. \u201cWe have to make a statement that women matter, female sports matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Fairness Act reads in part (formatting adjusted):<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Interscholastic or intramural athletic teams or sports that are sponsored by a public primary or secondary school or any school that is a member of the Mississippi High School Activities Association or public institution of higher education or any higher education institution that is a member of the NCAA, NAIA or NJCCA shall be expressly designated as one of the following based on biological sex:\u00a0(a) \u201cMales,\u201d \u201cmen\u201d or \u201cboys\u201d;\u00a0(b) \u201cFemales,\u201d \u201cwomen\u201d or \u201cgirls\u201d; or\u00a0(c) \u201cCoed\u201d or \u201cmixed.\u201d\u00a0Athletic teams or sports designated for \u201cfemales,\u201d \u201cwomen\u201d or \u201cgirls\u201d shall not be open to students of the male sex.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If disputed, a student may establish his or her sex by presenting a signed physician\u2019s statement which shall indicate the student\u2019s sex based solely upon:\u00a0(a) The student\u2019s internal and external reproductive anatomy;\u00a0(b) The student\u2019s normal endogenously produced levels of testosterone; and\u00a0(c) An analysis of the student\u2019s genetic makeup.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One of the most controversial Executive Orders that Democrat President Joe Biden signed in his first days in office, which Reeves mentioned in his tweet, mandated allowing biological males to compete in women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>The order states in part:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Every person should be treated with respect and dignity and should be able to live without fear, no matter who they are or whom they love. Children should be able to learn without worrying about whether they will be denied access to the restroom, the locker room, or school sports. Adults should be able to earn a living and pursue a vocation knowing that they will not be fired, demoted, or mistreated because of whom they go home to or because how they dress does not conform to sex-based stereotypes. People should be able to access healthcare and secure a roof over their heads without being subjected to sex discrimination. All persons should receive equal treatment under the law, no matter their gender identity or sexual orientation.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The order \u201cunilaterally eviscerate[d] women\u2019s sports,\u201d author and women\u2019s rights activist Abigail Shrier\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbigailShrier\/status\/1352121732723666946\">wrote<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter. \u201cAny educational institution that receives federal funding must admit biologically-male athletes to women\u2019s teams, women\u2019s scholarships, etc. A new glass ceiling was just placed over girls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signaled late this week that he would sign a bill protecting girls from having to compete against biological males for athletic opportunities. 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