{"id":558671,"date":"2021-06-09T19:07:07","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T23:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=558671"},"modified":"2021-06-09T19:07:11","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T23:07:11","slug":"cruz-blasts-ncaa-used-to-not-be-controversial-to-note-biological-differences-between-boys-and-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-blasts-ncaa-used-to-not-be-controversial-to-note-biological-differences-between-boys-and-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruz Blasts NCAA: \u2018Used To Not Be Controversial\u2019 To Note \u2018Biological Differences Between Boys And Girls\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%2Fcruz-blasts-ncaa-used-to-not-be-controversial-to-note-biological-differences-between-boys-and-girls%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=558671&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\/06\/Cruz-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) tore into NCAA President Mark Emmert during a committee hearing on Wednesday about the organization\u2019s apparent decision to become more political, specifically on the issue of transgender athletes in sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will say, Dr. Emmert, I am concerned about just how political the NCAA has gotten on the question of transgender athletes,\u201d Cruz said during a Commerce Committee hearing. \u201cAnd in particular, on April 12th of this year, the NCAA stated, quote, \u2018The NCAA board of governors firmly and unequivocally supports the opportunity for transgender student athletes to compete in college sports.\u2019 And the NCAA further said, \u2018When determining where championships are held, NCAA policy directs that only locations where host[s] can commit to providing an environment that is safe, healthy, and free of discrimination should be selected.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was a not remotely subtle threat for the NCAA to target and boycott any states where legislatures are acting to protect girls\u2019 sports and women\u2019s sports,\u201d Cruz continued. \u201cNow, it used to not be controversial to observe that there are biological differences between boys and girls, and when it comes to athletics, there are \u2014 can be significant physical advantages for those who are born biologically male in terms of strength and size. And that\u2019s why we have girls\u2019 sports and boy\u2019s sports and men\u2019s sports and women\u2019s sports in organized athletics. And the science continues to demonstrate that indeed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA University of Manchester study indicated that male puberty provides a 10 to 50 percent physical advantage depending on the sport, with the gap widest in activities that use muscle mass and explosive strength,\u201d Cruz added. \u201cWhy does the NCAA think it is fair to girls or to women competing in sports to expect them to compete against individuals who were born biologically male? And is the NCAA concerned about some of the results we\u2019re seeing, for example, Connecticut high school track where biological males are setting record after record after record in girls\u2019 track and winning the championships? Is that fair to the girls and to the women who had been competing in the sports?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.7919075144509\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sen. Ted Cruz to NCAA President Mark Emmert: \u201cIt used to not be controversial to observe that there are biological differences between boys and girls\u2026. There can be significant physical advantages for those who are born biologically male in terms of strength and size\u2026\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UpTmCJIocr\">pic.twitter.com\/UpTmCJIocr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/1402666952187916292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>TRANSCRIPT:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"52\">\n<p><em>SEN. TED CRUZ (R-TX): So I agree with you on the importance of women\u2019s sports and girl\u2019s sports. I\u2019ve got two daughters ages 10 and 13, and my youngest daughter is an avid softball player. And I think it is wonderful the discipline and teamwork and all of the skills that are developed through participating in athletics. I will say, Dr. Emmert, I am concerned about just how political the NCAA has gotten on the question of transgender athletes. And in particular, on April 12th of this year, the NCAA stated, quote, \u2018The NCAA board of governors firmly and unequivocally supports the opportunity for transgender student athletes to compete in college sports.\u2019 And the NCAA further said, \u2018When determining where championships are held, NCAA policy directs that only locations where host[s] can commit to providing an environment that is safe, healthy, and free of discrimination should be selected.\u2019 That was a not remotely subtle threat for the NCAA to target and boycott any states where legislatures are acting to protect girls\u2019 sports and women\u2019s sports. Now, it used to not be controversial to observe that there are biological differences between boys and girls, and when it comes to athletics, there are \u2014 can be significant physical advantages for those who are born biologically male in terms of strength and size. And that\u2019s why we have girls\u2019 sports and boys\u2019 sports and men\u2019s sports and women\u2019s sports in organized athletics. And the science continues to demonstrate that, indeed. A University of Manchester study indicated that male puberty provides a 10 to 50 percent physical advantage depending on the sport, with the gap widest in activities that use muscle mass and explosive strength. Why does the NCAA think it is fair to girls or to women competing in sports to expect them to compete against individuals who were born biologically male? And is the NCAA concerned about some of the results we\u2019re seeing, for example, Connecticut high school track where biological males are setting record after record after record in girls\u2019 track and winning the championships? Is that fair to the girls and to the women who had been competing in the sports?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>MARK EMMERT, NCAA PRESIDENT: Senator, first of all, as you point out, this is a very challenging issues and the the member schools of the association have worked very hard to try and not make it a political issue, and rather to be aligned as closely as possible with the Olympic movement, with [what goes] on in both the USA Olympics and the International Olympics. So roughly about 10 years ago, maybe a little longer, the association adopted a policy that both tries to strike a balance between both an inclusive position allowing student athletes to have an opportunity to participate, but also strikes the balance with fairness, much in agreement with what you were just saying, trying to find the fairest playing field for competition. The conclusion was that student athletes in NCAA competition who are transgendered women, for example, are allowed to compete, but only after they\u2019ve been under a doctor\u2019s care for no less than a year and have had testosterone suppression treatments that have lowered \u2026 their testosterone levels to be functionally equivalent of a woman. The case, as you cite, in Connecticut, while I don\u2019t know the medical circumstances of those athletes, but based on what I\u2019ve read, they would not have been allowed to compete in NCAA championships. Our policies align with those of the Olympic Committee. We\u2019re also monitoring very closely, and indeed working with the IOC, around some of the research you cited so that we can modify as need be our policies recognizing differences on a sport-by-sport basis. The IOC right now has instructed all the sports federations to look at extant research and other research that may need to be done to find out whether or not there can be fair competitions in individual sports because they utilize different muscle mass and \u2026 strength skills. So we\u2019ve been constantly trying to stay abreast of the science and make sure that we\u2019re striking a balance where we don\u2019t put women athletes at a disadvantage while still trying to provide an inclusive environment. Thank you.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i><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><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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