{"id":349619,"date":"2021-03-30T11:01:14","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T15:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=349619"},"modified":"2021-03-30T11:01:19","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T15:01:19","slug":"third-gop-gov-moves-to-protect-girls-sports-athletes-to-be-separated-by-biological-sex-not-gender-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/third-gop-gov-moves-to-protect-girls-sports-athletes-to-be-separated-by-biological-sex-not-gender-identity\/","title":{"rendered":"Third GOP Gov Moves To Protect Girls Sports: Athletes To Be Separated By Biological Sex, Not Gender Identity"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fthird-gop-gov-moves-to-protect-girls-sports-athletes-to-be-separated-by-biological-sex-not-gender-identity%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=349619&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\/fb_image-4501.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill Friday to \u201cpreserve women\u2019s athletics and ensure fair competition\u201d by separating sports by biological sex, as opposed to gender identity. The move would&nbsp;effectively ban transgender females, biological males who identify as females, from participating in girls sports.<\/p>\n<p>Lee is the third Republican governor to sign such a bill. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed similar legislation Thursday, and Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves confirmed the biological sex separation earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI signed the bill to preserve women\u2019s athletics and ensure fair competition,\u201d Gov. Lee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/03\/27\/981913132\/tennessee-becomes-3rd-state-this-month-to-enact-restrictions-for-transgender-ath\">said<\/a> via Twitter.&nbsp;\u201cThis legislation responds to damaging federal policies that stand in opposition to the years of progress made under Title IX and I commend members of the General Assembly for their bipartisan work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A fourth Republican governor, South Dakota\u2019s Kristi Noem, made similar moves to shield girls sports Monday, though she stopped short of signing an executive order Republican legislators felt better protected female college athletes. Instead, Noem issued two orders, one of which&nbsp;pertained specifically to collegial sports, stating that the Board of Regents \u201cshould take any and all steps necessary within the law of the state to legally implement policies consistent\u201d with the order, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/gov-kristi-noem-passes-on-south-dakota-womens-sports-bill-issues-executive-orders-instead\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration\u2019s Department of Justice last month&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/high-school-girl-athlete-blasts-biden-administration-for-abandoning-her-lawsuit\">withdrew<\/a> support for a lawsuit brought by three high school female athletes that would block biological males from competing in girls\u2019 sports in Connecticut, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/high-school-girl-athlete-blasts-biden-administration-for-abandoning-her-lawsuit\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported. The suit was backed by Trump-nominated former Attorney General Bill Barr.<\/p>\n<p>One of three girls who had brought the lawsuit, Alanna Smith,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/high-school-girl-athlete-blasts-biden-administration-for-abandoning-her-lawsuit\">blasted<\/a> the Biden administration over the withdrawal during a recent appearance on Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got involved after I ran against the biological males at the New England meet because in the 200 meter I took third place when I &nbsp;should have gotten runner-up,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s not really about placement but it\u2019s all about knowing that I work so many hours a week to be able to get runner-up in New England\u2019s [championships] as a freshman. And I am really disappointed in the news, because me and the other girls, Selina and Chelsea, have worked really hard to get our stories out there, to get people to realize that fairness needs to be restored in our sport and all other women\u2019s sports.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith added that \u201cpeople should realize&nbsp;that a lot of biological females&nbsp;have missed out on making it to&nbsp;meets that really matter, like states and regionals, and the&nbsp;transgender athletes have taken&nbsp;spots on the podium that&nbsp;belong to biological females.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe train for so many days a week, so many hours to be able to be the best in our state and the best in our region, and these biological males are just taking it away from us and we really deserve it,\u201d the athlete said.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2021\/01\/20\/executive-order-preventing-and-combating-discrimination-on-basis-of-gender-identity-or-sexual-orientation\/\">signed<\/a> an executive order on January 20 stating, \u201cChildren should be able to learn without worrying about whether they will be denied access to the restroom, the locker room, or school sports.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/story\/news\/politics\/politifact\/2021\/02\/05\/president-joe-biden-administration-did-not-dictate-specific-changes-sports\/4404020001\/\">According<\/a> to the Austin American-Statesman, the order \u201cdoes not impose any new guidelines that would immediately bring changes to school sports \u2026 Instead,&nbsp;it requires&nbsp;federal agencies, including the U.S. Education Department, to review existing policies and programs to determine whether they are in line with the new guidance prohibiting discrimination based on gender and sexuality, and to implement changes if needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/gov-kristi-noem-passes-on-south-dakota-womens-sports-bill-issues-executive-orders-instead\">Gov. Kristi Noem Passes On South Dakota Women\u2019s Sports Bill, Issues Executive Orders&nbsp;Instead<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>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 <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill Friday to \u201cpreserve women\u2019s athletics and ensure fair competition\u201d by separating sports by biological sex, as opposed to gender identity. 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