House Republicans on Thursday marked the 50th anniversary of Title IX by calling for expanded protections of women’s sports against transgender athletes.
GOP leader Kevin McCarthy and members of the conservative Republican Study Committee held a round table with female athletes, who talked about the impact of competing with male-born athletes in girls’ sports.
“Fifty years after we made Title IX the law of the land, women’s sports are facing an existential threat,” Mr. McCarthy said. “There are so many things that are unfair about this new system. It erases women’s sports. It attacks American values like fair competition … and it creates a world where female athletes who speak out are actually bullied by their peers.