6 days Ago By Jim Flynn
Connecticut was one of the first states to allow biological males to compete against girls in high school sports, but a federal lawsuit could ironically make it the state that ends such practices nationwide. “A federal judge in Hartford has refused to dismiss a groundbreaking lawsuit by female track and field athletes who are challenging what they call an unfair and discriminatory state policy that required them to compete at a disadvantage against competitors born as biological males,” The Hartford Courant reported Nov. 6.
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Both sides are expected to argue in coming months that they are entitled to protection under a federal civil rights law known as Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination in federally funded education programs.” The case was brought by four former high school athletes – all women – who say their rights were violated when they were forced to compete against males. “A lawyer familiar with the case said its resolution could come down to a decision on ‘whose rights trump the other’s,'” the Courant noted.
But Connecticut’s own U.S. Sen.
Christopher S. Murphy, a Democrat, has been a vocal advocate of gender ideology. In September, he spoke out against a Senate resolution that he said was tantamount to “attacking” and “bullying” trans-identified students.
“As a parent, personally I celebrate those few transgender kids who often spend their entire adolescence being shamed or marginalized by the kind of small people who push resolutions like this,” he said. “I celebrate the fact that they get the experience of the camaraderie and the happiness that comes with being part of a sports team. I think that’s great.
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I don’t think that’s a threat to my community or the nation.” What was this resolution, which Sen. Murphy claimed was “designed to build a culture of fear and mistrust”? From The Washington Times: “(Sen.
) Murphy’s speech came during a debate Tuesday on a resolution sponsored by Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee Republican, that would mark Oct. 10 as American Girls in Sports Day.
She picked Oct. 10 because the month and day are represented in Roman numerals by ‘XX,’ which also refers to female chromosomes. Senate Democrats blocked a vote on the bill.
” Notice that Sen. Murphy emphasized that he was defending “those few transgender kids” in girls’ sports. But such emphasis undercuts his core argument: Is it a “great” thing, as he claims, for boys and young men to compete against girls and young women, or should we be relieved at the rarity of the problem? And besides, data show that the number of trans-identified youth has skyrocketed in recent years, with many of these children undergoing pseudo-medical procedures.
National Review noted last month that the watchdog group Do No Harm analyzed insurance claims between 2019 and 2023 and found that “13,994 minor patients received gender-transition treatments, with 5,747 undergoing sex-change surgeries and 8,579 getting hormones and puberty blockers ...
A majority of the body-modification procedures were conducted on minors around the age of 15.” The federal suit filed by Connecticut athletes won’t put an end to this insanity writ large, but a victory would send a clear message that it’s not welcome in the locker room. Much more important is the effort to hold the medical establishment accountable for its role – and we anticipate the incoming presidential administration will have something to say about that.
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