Take action today by contacting your US Senators and urging them to stand up for trans and intersex youth while addressing the real challenges facing our communities.
Senate Bill S. 9 proposes changes to Title IX—the federal law that protects students from sex discrimination—by barring transgender and intersex girls and women from participating in sports at federally funded schools and universities. Academic studies show that transgender women have no inherent advantage in sports and may even face unique athletic challenges making this law unnecessary.
If passed, S. 9 would deny transgender and intersex women and girls the well-documented mental, social, and physical benefits of sports participation. Beyond excluding kids from this essential aspect of education, it opens the door to bullying and harassment by peers, educators, and parents. This bill ignores the real issues plaguing girls' and women’s sports, such as unequal access to facilities and abuse by coaches.
The far-reaching bill, affecting sports as varied as dancing, darts, and chess seeks a federal mandate to discriminate. Opponents in Congress united against the bill, labeling it during debate as the "GOP Child Predator Empowerment Act" as the bill has no mechanism for enforcement, raising concerns about invasive investigations such as genital exams for students suspected of being transgender.
Take 5 minutes to make your voice heard—tell your Senator to vote NO on S. 9.
Take action today by contacting your US Senators and urging them to stand up for trans and intersex youth while addressing the real challenges facing our communities.
Senate Bill S. 9 proposes changes to Title IX—the federal law that protects students from sex discrimination—by barring transgender and intersex girls and women from participating in sports at federally funded schools and universities. Academic studies show that transgender women have no inherent advantage in sports and may even face unique athletic challenges making this law unnecessary.
If passed, S. 9 would deny transgender and intersex women and girls the well-documented mental, social, and physical benefits of sports participation. Beyond excluding kids from this essential aspect of education, it opens the door to bullying and harassment by peers, educators, and parents. This bill ignores the real issues plaguing girls' and women’s sports, such as unequal access to facilities and abuse by coaches.
The far-reaching bill, affecting sports as varied as dancing, darts, and chess seeks a federal mandate to discriminate. Opponents in Congress united against the bill, labeling it during debate as the "GOP Child Predator Empowerment Act" as the bill has no mechanism for enforcement, raising concerns about invasive investigations such as genital exams for students suspected of being transgender.
Take 5 minutes to make your voice heard—tell your Senator to vote NO on S. 9.