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2024-03-30 14:21:57 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 61BB54CE4745E1CD491C83196665AD4CA4E675D58F561B9D24D748905C4C50BD
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Rep. Ivey’s assertion that women athletes haven’t asked for this legislation is false. Multiple women athletes have spoken out against biological males competing in women’s sports: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/riley-gaines-college-athletes-lawsuit-ncaa-transgender-policies/ https://nypost.com/2024/03/15/us-news/riley-gaines-speaks-out-on-ncaa-lawsuit-it-is-time-that-we-fight-back/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&utm_source=pasteboard_app https://www.forbes.com/sites/donnalopiano/2024/01/17/listen-to-the-voices-of-female-athletes/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/29/us/lia-thomas-women-sports.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare Further, Caitlyn Jenner says transgender girls in women's sports is 'unfair': https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/caitlyn-jenner-says-transgender-girls-women-s-sports-unfair-n1266138 https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/basketball_nba/caitlyn-jenner-says-trans-athletes-cause-physical-harm-as-exolympian-backs-nassau-county-ban-in-girls-sports/ar-BB1k79tk?ocid=sapphireappshare
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