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Democrats Rail Against "GOP Ch(...) 01/15/25(Wed)15:21:09 No.38589083

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Democrats Rail Against "GOP Child Predator Empowerment Act" Anonymous 01/15/25(Wed)15:21:09 No.38589083

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/democrats-rail-against-gop-child

>On Tuesday, the House of Representatives took one of its first major votes of 2025: a decision on whether transgender people should be banned from participating in sports according to their gender identity and transition status. The far-reaching bill, affecting sports as varied as dancing, darts, and chess, included no enforcement mechanism, raising concerns about invasive investigations such as genital exams for students suspected of being transgender. In response, Democrats unified against the bill, reframing it during debate as the "GOP Child Predator Empowerment Act" to emphasize the dangers of intrusive enforcement and targeting of children. Though the bill ultimately passed the House, the near-party-line Democratic opposition increases the likelihood that it will fail in the Senate, where it faces a steeper filibuster threshold.

>The bill itself stipulates that “sex shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.” It prohibits transgender female participation by barring “recipients of Federal financial assistance who operate, sponsor, or facilitate athletic programs or activities” from allowing “a person whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls.” If passed, the legislation would result in the immediate outing and exclusion of transgender athletes in sports programs at schools and colleges across the United States. Moreover, it would mark the first instance in recent U.S. law where transgender individuals are explicitly defined as not legally belonging to the gender with which they identify, as recognized by their identification documents and court rulings.