to include private organizations setting requirements for their employees. He added the issue to the agenda of the legislature’s special session and said he would rescind his order when lawmakers passed a similar bill., business organizations and healthcare providers. Lawmakers filed a similar bill but have taken no further action on it. With the session ending Tuesday, it remains in an initial committee without a vote.
Republicans characterized the measure on transgender students as a way to protect fairness in girls’ sports against competitors who might be stronger or taller. “We are standing up for our daughters and granddaughters, standing up for their right to compete in sports and all the opportunities in life that flow from that,” said Rep. Valoree Swanson, a Republican who sponsored the bill. “Biological males have an unfair advantage over girls in sports.
Democrats questioned the measure’s necessity, noting that lawmakers had found no cases of a transgender student taking a competitive spot from another student. They called the bill an attack on transgender children and an invitation for bullying. “We heard kids pleading to not put their life to be debated by legislators and talking about the harm it would have on them, and yet here we are,” said Rep. Jessica González. “We are trying to solve this problem that doesn’t exist.
The state House passed the bill, 76-54, at 3 a.m. Friday after an all-day debate. The state Senate the next day waived rules that would normally require notice for a public hearing to quickly pass the bill, with some changes. The House approved it again Sunday.
Biological males should not compete against biological females. It doesn't make sense.
Let's form The Shooting Minutemen team in the NFL just for males who have changed their biological self to females.
About time!!!
You have a penis you are a male and if you don’t you are a female.
Male and female are biologically and physically different. This argument is ridiculous.
Hey WSJ, gender isnt determined at birth, biological sex is what is on a BS. Gender is a psychological phenomena and newborn babies dont develop consciousness till weeks after birth. Please, you are a supposedly reputable outlet, can you not even do the bare minimum research?
Texas is the most ridiculous state in the union. I swear all the politicians are smoking weed and snorting coke.
Finally common sense fighting back.
W T 😡😡😡
So why was this even necessary?
Excellent
That’s fair.
Good going with the Science. This is exactly what leading scientist just recommended in the United Kingdom. The advantage for males in sport does not go away just by taking hormones or having surgery.
Good..sexual perversion should not be allowed in public schools..this normalphobia is sick and twisted...
Good.
Please respect humans no matter their caste color sexuality or anything.
They clearly care for children.
If you are born female but the transition to male and have higher testosterone then you have to play in a female league? That makes no sense.
The sodomy's running wild. It's My turn. You see, there should be a law against inhibiting the hidden woman to stay oppressed. Women aren't always revealed as female, even to relations. Felony. Police say murder, I'm pleading a felony. It should be a Felony. To be a dastard.
Hmmm if one can change their name legally, I wonder if gender can be changed as well legally. It is only a piece of paper saying you were born but if your name can be changed, why not gender on birth certificate
Wow, they have rules for everything there. So fun. In Israel if it's not a matter of life or death, there's no rule about it.
They also have 'rights' 🤒
Well done.
Good!
Next: the TX legislature bans everyone not blond and blue eyed.
Well done Texas.
Finally, some sense!!
The Taliban is now taking lessons from Texas on how to be cruel.
Texas going full medieval lol
If we ignore gender in athletics all these dumb issues would be solved.
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