#SaveGirlsSports Week Has Officially Launched
Save Girls' Sports Week is in full swing, and
we need your participation now. Please post today on your social
media account (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) using
#SaveGirlsSports.
If you haven't heard yet, Save Girls' Sports Week is our
nationwide call to support girls-only sports. Right now, Idaho is the
only state with a law ensuring girls sports are just for girls -
and that law is under attack from the ACLU. We're responding to
that lawsuit in full force by calling on leaders nationwide to support
laws and policies that ensure girls sports are reserved just for
girls.
Here's why: biological males have advantages like greater bone
density, muscle mass, and cardiovascular capacity than girls. This
remains true even after males who want to be female have undergone
hormone treatment.
How big is the difference of males over females? Here are couple
examples:
* The world record for
the men's 100-meter dash, set by Usain Bolt, is
9.58 seconds. The world record for women, set by Florence
Griffith-Joyner, is 10.49 seconds. Females
have never broken what's referred to as
the 10 second barrier, while Olympic male finalists
consistently break the barrier.
* In the men's and women's finals for the 1500-meter
dash, the women's Gold medalist was more than 17 seconds
slower than the last-placing man.
Let any one of those men play in women's sports: is that fair?
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Tanner doesn't think so. She was a record-setting high
school runner in Alaska. She loved her sport and the opportunities it
brought. But her senior year, she and her co-competitors found
themselves facing a boy who identified as a girl. While Tanner
ultimately beat him, she pointed out the unfair situation it created
for her co-competitors:
"One girl in each of those races ... did not get to
compete because of this athlete. It's not fair scientifically
... male and female are made differently... [There are]
certain races for males, and there are certain races for females, and
I believe it should stay that way."
We think so, too.
Here's what you can do: Please post on your social media
account now using #SaveGirlsSports. Consider tagging a friend who
may be interested. If you are or were a female athlete, we encourage
you to share a picture or story about why it's so important to
keep girls' sports just for girls. Not a female athlete? Please
post in support of female athletes and in support of fairness. Just
remember to use #SaveGirlsSports.
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You can also change your Facebook profile picture to support the
campaign. Add the frame to your profile picture in just three steps:
Go to your profile on the Facebook app and tap "Edit" on
your profile picture. Then tap "Add Frame" and search for
"#SaveGirlsSports".
Don't have social media? Already posted over the weekend and
want to do more? Please sign our petition to lawmakers, supporting
efforts toward laws like Idaho's. Then
FORWARD this email to anyone who may want to participate in this
campaign, and check out the Save Girls' Sports webpage to find out
more.
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Don't know what to post? Here are a couple ideas to get you
started:
The ACLU once championed girls' sports - now they want to
turn boys into girls' sports champions and relegate girls to
spectators in their own sports. Our girls deserve better. Help
us #SaveGirlsSports today!
I'm proud to be a female athlete. In girls' sports,
I enjoy competing against other women in a fair environment. The ACLU
is suing to let boys play in female athletics - and that
isn't fair. Letting boys play in girls' sports means less
opportunities for girls - in their own
contests. #SaveGirlsSports
Thank you in advance for your participation and many thanks to those
who have already participated. Together, we can Save Girls'
Sports!
#SaveGirlsSports,
Meridian Baldacci
Policy and Communications Strategist
8675 Explorer Drive, Suite 112
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
(866) 655-4545
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