Urgent: Save Girls' Sports & Title IX TODAY!
This week the Department of Education has hosted a week-long hearing
that included the topic of redefining "sex" in Title IX to
include "sexual orientation" and "gender
identity" in national education policies.
What does this mean? We're glad you asked! Click to watch the
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We want to say a big "Thank you!" to 10,000 of you who
have engaged on this important issue! If you haven't submitted a
comment, TODAY is the LAST DAY to tell the Department of Education
you STRONGLY OPPOSE ANY CHANGES in their education
policies that redefine "sex" to include "sexual
orientation" and "gender identity." This is a
dangerous agenda, and it must be stopped. Comments must be submitted
before 5:00 pm ET Today.
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Family Policy Alliance testified against revising the definitions of
"sex" in Title IX during this week's public hearing
at the Department of Education this week and stated,
"Every girl should have the chance to compete on a level playing
field. In today's world, that means one that is reserved just
for girls. Males naturally possess physical advantages over females.
This natural advantage can result in them winning titles,
scholarships, and other opportunities that should be reserved for
girls."
"The Department of Education has a responsibility to protect women and
girls, not steal their dreams."
"...Title IX itself explicitly allows educational institutions to
maintain 'separate living facilities for the different sexes,'
indicating binary, biological sex. Of course, this makes sense in the
context of private spaces like locker rooms and showers."
"No student should be forced into an intimate setting like a restroom
or locker room with someone of the opposite sex. The Department of
Education should not get to determine the first time a student is
exposed to a member of the opposite sex while in a state of
undress."
You can read our full testimony here.
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We were grateful for other excellent voices who spoke to the
Department of Education urging the Department to protect the rights of
women and girls in education, sports, and to protect parental rights.
Here are a few quotes from the hearing:
"Title IX was enacted to protect girls from discrimination based on
sex, not "gender identity." Article 7 of The Declaration
[on Women's Sex-Based Rights], consistent with Title IX, affirms
women's rights to participate actively in sports on a single-sex
basis to ensure fairness and safety for women and girls." -
Lauren Levey, steering committee member, U.S. Chapter of the
Women's Human Rights Campaign
"President Joe Biden's policy, as stated in his Executive
order, fails to protect the status and dignity of women as female and
is a threat to every woman in America, especially female students and
athletes. 'Gender identity' does not equal
sex. Therefore, it should not be used to compromise Title IX
protections for women. 'On the basis of sex' under Title
IX should be based solely on the biological truth of being male or
female." - Doreen Denny, Vice President of Government Relations
for Concerned Women for America
"...the social transition of children directed by school
officials should be instead considered medical treatment, because the
reason for directing that behavior is usually alleged to be the mental
health of the child. Only parents have the right to direct the medical
treatment of students. School administrators lack the medical training
and professional competency to address those needs. Medical
interventions are the responsibility of the parent and the doctor of
their choosing... Every child has dignity and value. Every child
is born in exactly the right body. The protections enshrined in Title
IX - including religious exemptions - benefit everyone just as they
are." - Meg Kilgannon, Senior Fellow for Education Studies for
Family Research Council
Every American has a right to speak at these national public hearings-
even if we disagree. One speaker called for the Department of
Education to limit the religious exemption in Title IX in order to
limit or prohibit Christian Universities from teaching or implementing
Biblical principles related to sexuality.
Again, today is the LAST DAY to weigh in at this "national
school board meeting" and tell the Department of Education
you STRONGLY OPPOSE ANY CHANGES in their education policies
that redefine "sex" to include "sexual
orientation" and "gender identity." It is critical
that the Department of Education receives your perspective on this
issue-otherwise, the only voices they hear will be the ones
calling for an increasingly sexualized agenda in schools and an end to
religious freedom.
Thank you again for protecting women and girls in schools!
Click here to submit your comment NOW!
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Standing for Families and Children,
Nicole Hudgens
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