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79 Members of Congress Speak Out in Opposition to Biden Title IX Plan

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79 Members of Congress Speak Out in Opposition to Biden Title IX Plan

WASHINGTON / May 24, 2023 – The Biden Department of Education has issued proposed regulations that would expand the definition of biological “sex” to include “gender identity” (1) and allow the participation of transgender athletes in women’s sports (2).

If approved, these proposals also will have far-reaching, harmful consequences for parental rights (5), free speech (3), due process (4), religious freedom (6), and gender transitioning of minors (7).

In response, 79 members of Congress have released statements of opposition, many of them strongly-worded:

Senate — 29 members:

  1. John Barrasso – WY
  2. Marsha Blackburn – TN
  3. John Boozman – AR
  4. Mike Braun – IN
  5. Katie Britt – AL
  6. Ted Budd – NC
  7. Richard Burr – NC
  8. Bill Cassidy – LA
  9. Tom Cotton – AR
  10. Kevin Cramer – ND
  11. Mike Crapo – ID
  12. Ted Cruz – TX
  13. Steve Danies – MT
  14. Joni Ernst – IA
  15. Josh Hawley – MO
  16. Ron Johnson – WI
  17. James Lankford – OK
  18. Mike Lee – UT
  19. Cynthia Lummis – WY
  20. Roger Marshall – KS
  21. Markwayne Mullins – OK
  22. Pete Ricketts – NE
  23. Marco Rubio – FL
  24. Rick Scott – FL
  25. Tim Scott – SC
  26. Cindy Hyde Smith – MS
  27. Dan Sullivan – AK
  28. Thom Tillis – NC
  29. Tommy Tuberville – AR

House of Representatives — 50 members:

  1. Jodey Arrington – TX
  2. Brian Babin –TX
  3. Jim Banks – IN
  4. Andy Biggs – AZ
  5. Dan Bishop – NC
  6. Lauren Boebert – CO
  7. Mike Bost – IL
  8. Josh Brecheen – OK
  9. Michael C. Burgess – TX
  10. Eric Burlison – MO
  11. Ben Cline – VA
  12. Michael Cloud – TX
  13. Andrew S. Clyde – GA
  14. Eli Crane – AZ
  15. Dan Crenshaw – TX
  16. Byron Donalds – FL
  17. Jeff Duncan – SC
  18. Michelle Fischbach – MN
  19. Virginia Foxx – NC
  20. Bob Good – VA
  21. Mark E. Green, M.D. – TN
  22. Marjorie Taylor Greene – GA
  23. Glenn Grothman – WI
  24. Michael Guest – MS
  25. Andy Harris, M.D. –
  26. Kevin Hern – OK
  27. Clay Higgins – LA
  28. Randy L. Jackson – TX
  29. Mike Johnson – LA
  30. Doug Lamborn – CO
  31. Debbie Lesko – AZ
  32. Anna Paulina Luna – FL
  33. Nancy Mace – SC
  34. Kevin McCarthy – CA
  35. David McKinley – WV
  36. Mary E. Miller – IL
  37. Cory Mills – FL
  38. Nathaniel Moran – TX
  39. Alex X. Mooney – WV
  40. Troy E. Nehls – TX
  41. Ralph Norman – SC
  42. Andy Ogles – TN
  43. George Santos – NY
  44. Steve Scalise – LA
  45. Pete Sessions – TX
  46. Chris Smith – NJ
  47. Gregory Steube – FL
  48. Ann Wagner – MO
  49. Randy Weber – TX
  50. Daniel Webster – FL

In addition, numerous state lawmakers and attorneys general have issued statements of disapproval. Links to all statements are available online (8).

SAVE calls on federal and state lawmakers to continue to voice their opposition to both Title IX regulations. Send email to: alejandro.reyes@ed.gov

Links:

  1. https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-releases-proposed-changes-title-ix-regulations-invites-public-comment
  2. https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/fact-sheet-us-department-educations-proposed-change-its-title-ix-regulations-students-eligibility-athletic-teams.
  3. https://www.saveservices.org/2022-policy/network/parental-rights/
  4. https://www.saveservices.org/2022-policy/network/free-speech/
  5. https://www.saveservices.org/2022-policy/network/due-process/
  6. https://www.saveservices.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/First-Liberty-Institute-Statement-on-Title-IX.pdf
  7. https://www.saveservices.org/2022-policy/network/gender-transitioning/
  8. https://www.saveservices.org/2022-policy/attorneys-general-and-lawmakers/
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Department of Education Gender Agenda Office for Civil Rights Press Release Title IX

Tidal Wave of Opposition to Biden ‘Gender-Identity’ Plan

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Tidal Wave of Opposition to Biden ‘Gender-Identity’ Plan

WASHINGTON / May 17, 2023 – Last June the Biden Department of Education (DOE) released a proposed regulation that would expand the definition of biological “sex” to include the fluid concept of “gender identity.” (1) In response, over 200 members of the Title IX Network recorded their disagreement with the plan (2). Numerous lawmakers and attorneys general issued strongly worded statements of disapproval, as well (3).

Last month, the DOE issued a second proposal designed to promote the participation of transgender athletes in women’s sports (4). In response, opposition to the Biden Title IX proposals has grown dramatically in recent days:

May 10: Thirty-four state lawmakers sent a letter highlighting the growing wave of violent incidents by transgender activists, and urging the DOE to “immediately abandon its plan to release a new Title IX regulation.” (5)

May 12: A coalition of 26 state governors signed a letter calling on DOE Secretary Miguel Cardona to withdraw the proposed athletics regulation to “restore the protection of fairness in women’s and girls’ sports.” (6)

May 15: Twenty-two Republican senators called on the Biden Administration to withdraw its plan, which could prevent states from enforcing bans on transgender athletes competing in women’s sports (7).

May 16: The Attorneys General in nearly two dozen states sent letters urging the Biden Administration to uphold Title IX protections for female athletes (8).

Individual lawmakers have spoken out on the issue, as well. For example, Texas Democrat Rep. Shawn Thierry recently testified in support of a bill that would protect underage children from medical interventions designed to change their gender (9).

A strong majority of the American public is opposed to the Biden gender-identity plan, as well. A YouGov public opinion survey found that 63% of Americans oppose expanding the definition of sex to include “gender identity,” and 71% do not believe transgender athletes should be allowed to participate in women’s sports (10).

Links:

  1. https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-releases-proposed-changes-title-ix-regulations-invites-public-comment
  2. https://www.saveservices.org/2022-Policy/
  3. https://www.saveservices.org/2022-policy/attorneys-general-and-lawmakers/
  4. https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/fact-sheet-us-department-educations-proposed-change-its-title-ix-regulations-students-eligibility-athletic-teams
  5. https://www.saveservices.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DOE-Title-IX-Ltr.-5.10.2022.pdf
  6. https://mcusercontent.com/08cb3e52aa1308600f84d49ea/files/bfd18c67-833f-84b7-0b58-6c5c01a2879f/Joint_Governors_Comment_on_Title_IX_NPRM_5.12.2023.pdf
  7. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/tuberville-title-ix-transgender
  8. https://www.oag.state.va.us/media-center/news-releases/2569-may-16-2023-attorney-general-miyares-joins-multi-state-coalition-urging-biden-administration-to-protect-the-privacy-safety-and-equality-for-female-athletes
  9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYycR1fha4w
  10. https://www.saveservices.org/2022/06/63-of-americans-oppose-expanding-definition-of-sex-to-include-gender-identity/
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Following Wave of Violent Incidents by Transgender Activists, 72 Organizations and 34 State Lawmakers Call on DOE to Abandon Title IX Plan  

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Following Wave of Violent Incidents by Transgender Activists, 72 Organizations and 34 State Lawmakers Call on DOE to Abandon Title IX Plan  

May 10, 2023 – In a coalition letter sent today to Dr. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of the Department of Education, 72 organizations and 34 state lawmakers, have expressed their deep concerns with the upswing in incidents of violence by transgender activists.

On June 23, 2022 the U.S. Department of Education issued a draft Title IX regulation that redefines “sex” to include “gender identity.” (1) This proposal served to activate and embolden the transgender rights movement, leading to a growing number of violent incidents around the country. Following are examples of such incidents in recent weeks:

  1. April 6, San Francisco, CA: Following a speech by former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines, a group of activists began to chant, “Trans rights are human rights.” They chased Gaines down a hallway, hitting her on the head, and forcing her to seek safety in a room. To secure her release, the activists demanded that Riley pay each of them a $10 “ransom.” (2)
  2. April 23, Ft. Worth, TX: Three Antifa members were arrested on multiple charges, including assault of a police officer. They were arrested after attacking a peaceful protest outside a local restaurant where a drag queen show was taking place. Two out of the three Antifa members were transgender (3).
  3. May 8, Kent, OH: Kent State College Republicans announced it would be holding a screening of the film, “What is a Woman?” In response, transgender activists made veiled threats, saying that they were undeterred by police investigations. The dispute culminated in a confrontation in which an activist forcibly tore a sign from the hands of a KSCR member (4).

A complete list of Incidents can be seen online (5).

The 72 organizations and 34 state lawmakers who signed the coalition letter urge the Department of Education to immediately abandon its plan to release a new Title IX regulation. Today’s letter to the Department of Education is available online (6).

All 72 organizations are members of the Title IX Network, the umbrella group that is leading the national effort to stop the Department of Education’s Title IX plan (7).

Links:

  1. https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/t9nprm.pdf
  2. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11950063/RILEY-GAINES-hit-face-man-dressed-woman-speaking-against-trans-movement.html?fbclid=IwAR3sY7evWRjlay5z7v78AFDWbwEtzijeVfB6TlfnXUIFIsfJGp8vYDhslGY
  3. https://thepostmillennial.com/antifa-members-arrested-after-allegedly-attacking-protestors-outside-of-fort-worth-family-friendly-drag-show
  4. https://campusreform.org/article?id=22796
  5. https://www.saveservices.org/2022-policy/transgender-violence/
  6. https://www.saveservices.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DOE-Title-IX-Ltr.-5.10.2022.pdf
  7. https://www.saveservices.org/2022-Policy/
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Police Must Act Now to Stop Growing Wave of Violence by Transgender Activists  

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Police Must Act Now to Stop Growing Wave of Violence by Transgender Activists  

WASHINGTON / April 20, 2023 – Last June the Department of Education issued a proposal to expand the definition of “sex” to include “gender identity” (1), a move that served to strengthen and embolden the transgender rights movement. That same month, the Trans Resistance Network began to tweet a series of inflammatory messages, for example making the claim that “Disarming trans people is a preparation for genocide.” (2)

Not surprisingly, a growing number of incidents of harassment and free speech violations by transgender activists were seen during subsequent months. On March 9, for example, a group of activists at Stanford University repeatedly interrupted the comments of Judge Stuart Duncan, forcing him to curtail his presentation. Previously, Duncan had denied the request of Norman Varner, convicted of child exploitation, to change his sex and be referred to by a female name (3).

Some of these incidents escalated into credible threats of violence, or actual violence.

Best known is the shooting of three staff members and three students at Covenant School in Nashville on March 27. The shooter, Audrey Hale, self-identified as transgender (4).

The Nashville tragedy is one of numerous other violent incidents in the past six months. This number has escalated dramatically since early March:

  1. October 26, 2022, Tacoma, WA
  2. November 14, New York City
  3. February 28, 2023, Oklahoma City
  4. March 10, Sacramento
  5. March 29, Nashville
  6. March 29, Richmond, VA
  7. March 29, San Francisco
  8. March 31, Colorado Springs
  9. April 6, San Francisco State University

The most recent April 6 incident followed a talk by NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines, where she was chased down a hallway, repeatedly hit on the head, and forced to seek safety in a classroom for three hours (5).

In some cases, law enforcement took little action to halt the violence. SAVE calls on law enforcement and campus security personnel to act decisively to stop the wave of violence by transgender activists. SAVE also calls on lawmakers to support these efforts.

More information about these incidents is available on the SAVE website (6).

Links:

  1. https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-releases-proposed-changes-title-ix-regulations-invites-public-comment
  2. https://twitter.com/PicatinnyRailed/status/1641907904491167745
  3. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11878559/Stanford-law-students-protest-judge-denied-transgender-pedophile-right-change-name.html
  4. https://www.foxnews.com/us/nashville-killer-audrey-hale-slept-with-journals-on-school-shootings-under-bed-court-docs-reveal
  5. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11950063/RILEY-GAINES-hit-face-man-dressed-woman-speaking-against-trans-movement.html?fbclid=IwAR3sY7evWRjlay5z7v78AFDWbwEtzijeVfB6TlfnXUIFIsfJGp8vYDhslGY
  6. https://www.saveservices.org/2022-policy/transgender-violence/
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String of Transgender Incidents Reveal Threats of Biden Title IX Plan  

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String of Transgender Incidents Reveal Threats of Biden Title IX Plan  

WASHINGTON / April 11, 2023 – Three recent incidents reveal the growing lawlessness of the national transgender movement. The newfound prominence of transgenderism can be traced to the Title IX proposal released last June by the Biden Department of Education (1). Following are the three incidents:

  1. March 9, Stanford University: Judge Stuart Duncan was invited to give a talk to students at the Stanford Law School. But a group of students with signs that read, “Trans Lives Matter” repeatedly interrupted his comments, forcing him to cut short his presentation.
    The students were protesting the fact that in 2015, Duncan had denied the request of Norman Varner, previously convicted of child exploitation, to change his sex and be referred to by a female name (2). Stanford University later issued an apology (3).
  2. March 27, Nashville: Armed with a rifle, pistol, and handgun, Audrey Hale rushed into Covenant School and fired 152 shots, killing three staff members and three students. Hale had self-identified as transgender (4).
  3. April 6, San Francisco State University: Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines gave a speech at the San Francisco State University to explain her opposition to the participation of biological males in women’s sports. In response, a group of activists began to frantically chant, “Trans rights are human rights.” The activists chased Riley down a hallway, assaulting her repeatedly and forcing her to seek safety in a room. To secure her release, the activists demanded that Riley pay each of them a $10 “ransom.” (5)

The recent surge of transgender activism can be traced back to June 23, 2022 when the Biden Department of Education released its proposed Title IX regulation, the federal law that was designed to curb sex discrimination in schools. The Biden regulation seeks to change the definition of “sex” to include “gender identity,” a change that would bolster the prominence of the transgender movement in America.

Recent developments reveal other serious defects with the Biden proposal (6):

  • Parental Rights: On March 24, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Parents Bill of Rights, which would help protect against secretive school policies and overly-sexualized instructional content (7).
  • Due Process: Last week, a judge ruled against The College of New Jersey, citing a myriad of procedural irregularities and allowing its adjudicators to be influenced by external pressures to convict a student accused of sexual misconduct (8).
  • Free Speech: An article in the Washington Examiner revealed that a majority of U.S. universities have instituted anonymous “snitching” protocols for statements perceived to be biased (9).

To date, 210 organizational members of the Title IX Network have announced their opposition to the Biden Title IX plan (10).  We urge the Department of Education to immediately abandon its plan to release a new Title IX regulation.

Links:

  1. https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-releases-proposed-changes-title-ix-regulations-invites-public-comment
  2. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11878559/Stanford-law-students-protest-judge-denied-transgender-pedophile-right-change-name.html
  3. https://law.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/letter-from-Stanford.pdf
  4. https://www.foxnews.com/us/nashville-killer-audrey-hale-slept-with-journals-on-school-shootings-under-bed-court-docs-reveal
  5. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11950063/RILEY-GAINES-hit-face-man-dressed-woman-speaking-against-trans-movement.html?fbclid=IwAR3sY7evWRjlay5z7v78AFDWbwEtzijeVfB6TlfnXUIFIsfJGp8vYDhslGY
  6. https://www.saveservices.org/2022-policy/network/
  7. https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3916114-house-republicans-pass-parents-bill-of-rights/
  8. https://twitter.com/kcjohnson9/status/1644081965530750976/photo/1
  9. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/majority-universities-snitching-protocols-bias-students
  10. https://www.saveservices.org/2022-Policy/
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Victims Violence

Mothers Commit 72% of All Infant Homicides

Mothers Commit 72% of All Infant Homicides

SAVE

April 4, 2023

A comprehensive review of child homicides around the world reached this conclusion:

“The 12 countries with detailed data on parent as perpetrators showed mothers commit the majority of parental homicides of children under 1 year (71.7% (IQR: 50.2–75.7)).”

To illustrate the extent of the problem, below are the results of a Google search that looked for news stories about American mothers who killed their children in the last 12 months:

  1. Texas mother charged with capital murder after three children found dead, two injured: https://www.fox8tv.com/texas-mother-charged-with-capital-murder-after-three-children-found-dead-two-injured/
  2. Mother accused of killing three children in Massachusetts. The district attorney said the incident, in which a 5-year-old girl, a 3-old-boy and a 8-month-old boy were killed, was “an unimaginable, senseless tragedy.” https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/two-children-dead-infant-hospitalized-massachusetts-mothers-suicide-at-rcna67456
  3. Georgia mother charged with kids’ murders during house fire denied bond; father pleas for help: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/paulding-county-deadly-fire-mother-charged-murder
  4. 3 children allegedly killed by mother in West Hills, possibly with help of 16-year-old son, identified: https://www.foxla.com/news/west-hills-murder-3-children-allegedly-killed-by-mother-identified
  5. Mother charged in deaths of her 2 toddlers found stabbed multiple times in bathtub: https://abc7ny.com/toddlers-stabbed-drowned-bronx/12502567/
  6. Mom Accused of Shooting Her 2 Sons in Bucks County Home: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/bucks-county-woman-manhunt/3225791/
  7. Gresham woman kills 2 young children, herself in midst of custody battle:  https://www.oregonlive.com/eastportland/2022/05/gresham-mother-two-children-dead-in-apparent-murder-suicide-police-say.html
  8. Mother that killed her kids ran illegal daycare in Connecticut: https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/us-news/2022/07/29/62e3671bca4741de058b457c.html
  9. Mother accused of killing her 2 children in Little Haiti: https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/04/13/officers-respond-to-911-hang-up-find-2-unresponsive-children-inside-little-haiti-home/
  10. Arrest reports detail horrific scene inside home where children were stabbed:  https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/orleans/janee-pedesclaux-stabbing-new-orleans/289-b94560c6-663f-4845-af06-c98ad1204d2b
  11. Cary mother charged with murdering 2 children had multiple previous reports of neglect: https://www.wral.com/cary-mother-charged-with-murdering-2-children-had-multiple-previous-reports-of-neglect/20452764/
  12. Mom Accused of Killing Kids in Idaho Says She Has an Alibi: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/idaho/articles/2023-01-10/mom-accused-of-killing-kids-in-idaho-says-she-has-an-alibi
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SAVE Commends Sen. John Kennedy for ‘Ensuring Fairness for Students Act’

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SAVE Commends Sen. John Kennedy for ‘Ensuring Fairness for Students Act’

WASHINGTON / April 4, 2023 – Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana recently introduced the Ensuring Fairness for Students Act, a bill that is designed to codify due process protections in campus Title IX proceedings. In introducing the bill, Kennedy charged the Biden White House is seeking to “roll back fair proceedings on school campuses by making students guilty until proven innocent.” (1)

The bill would provide for a number of due process protections, such as assure that both parties are provided written notice of the allegations, require objective evaluation of the evidence, uphold the presumption of innocence, eliminate conflict of interest, and allow cross-examination.

Just three days after the Kennedy bill was introduced, a news account revealed the deplorable state of Title IX procedures on many campuses (2). The report highlighted the case of a former University of Maryland student who had been accused of sexual misconduct. Even after he was cleared of the charge, two students undertook a campaign to accuse him of being a rapist, causing him to be kicked off the university’s lacrosse team. Saying the university Title IX office failed to intervene to stop the defamation campaign, the lawsuit is seeking over $1 million in damages.

A recent national survey conducted by FIRE found that (3):

  1. 72% of universities failed to provide timely notice of allegations to students accused of wrongdoing.
  2. 60% of schools do not assure the presumption of innocence.
  3. Only 15% of institutions guarantee that accusers and the accused could see the evidence being presented to fact-finders.

SAVE commends Senator Kennedy for introducing the bill, and encourages other members of Congress to take steps to support the bill’s prompt enactment into law.

The Ensuring Fairness for Students Act can be viewed online (4).

Links:

  1. kennedy.senate.gov
  2. https://wtop.com/maryland/2023/03/first-on-wtop-former-u-md-student-cleared-of-sex-assault-claims-sues-school-2-ex-members-of-campus-advocacy-group/
  3. https://www.thefire.org/sites/default/files/2022/11/due-process-report-2022-rev-1.pdf
  4. https://www.kennedy.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/f/6/f6d164a4-7449-4ba5-be39-3199894696c4/F428B98345D9FE8A4E7F174E71295D90.aeg22708.pdf
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Title IX

Parental Rights Bills Advance Across the Nation

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Parental Rights Bills Advance Across the Nation

WASHINGTON / March 28, 2023 – In a historic move, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act this past Friday (1). The bill requires schools to notify parents of their rights regarding the education of their children, including the rights to review the curriculum, meet with teachers, inspect the books, and more (2).

Long-time observers say this is the first parental rights bill that has been ever approved by the House of Representatives.

Thus far in 2023, parental rights bills have been introduced in 25 states across the country. In some states, two or more parental rights bills are under consideration:

  1. Alaska – HB 105 and SB 96
  2. Alabama – HB 6
  3. Arizona – SB 1005
  4. Connecticut – SB 280, SB 269, SB 279, and SB 278
  5. Georgia – SB 88
  6. Hawaii – HB 1363
  7. Iowa – SF 496
  8. Indiana – HB 1407 and SB 413
  9. Louisiana – HB 152
  10. Maine – LR 1329
  11. Maryland – HB 666 and SB 566
  12. Minnesota – HF 682, HF 353, and SF 76
  13. Missouri – SB 4, HB 165, HB 482, SB 134, and S.J. Res 29
  14. Mississippi – HB 509
  15. North Dakota – HB 1403 and SB 2260
  16. Nebraska – LB 374
  17. New Hampshire – HB 10
  18. Ohio – HB 8
  19. Oklahoma – SB 95
  20. South Carolina – HB 3197, HB 3463, HB 3485, and SB 234
  21. Texas – HB 42, H.J.R 58, HB 631, SB 394, and SJR 29
  22. Utah – SB 93 and SB 100
  23. Virginia – HB 2170 and HB 1707
  24. Washington – SB 5024
  25. West Virginia – HB 3118

These bills reveal how parental rights has become a hot-button issue as growing numbers of parents from across the political spectrum express alarm over policies that allow schools to promote sexually charged agendas to students. Many of these policies are based on controversial interpretations of the federal Title IX law, which was originally intended to stop sex discrimination in schools (3).

Parental rights has become a bipartisan issue. For example, the New York Times published an article highlighting the concerns of parents in liberal Westchester County, NY, who were kept in the dark about their child’s gender dilemmas (4). In January, Democrat Jimmy Gomez of California established the first-ever Congressional Dads Caucus (5).

Links:

  1. https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3916114-house-republicans-pass-parents-bill-of-rights/
  2. https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22hr+5+parents%22%5D%7D&s=2&r=1
  3. https://www.saveservices.org/2022-policy/network/parental-rights/
  4. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/22/us/gender-identity-students-parents.html
  5. https://www.npr.org/2023/01/28/1151723607/democrats-congressional-dads-caucus
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Campus Department of Education Due Process Free Speech Gender Agenda Gender Identity Office for Civil Rights Press Release Title IX

Republican Lawmakers Lead National Movement to Thwart the ‘Gender Agenda’

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Republican Lawmakers Lead National Movement to Thwart the ‘Gender Agenda’

WASHINGTON / March 8, 2023 – The “Gender Agenda” refers to the movement to promote gender transitioning, curtail parental rights, allow biological males to compete in women’s sports, curtail free speech, and diminish due process on college campuses. A major goal of the Gender Agenda is to overhaul the Title IX law to redefine sex to include “gender identity.”

Republican lawmakers across the country have been at the forefront of efforts to stop the Gender Agenda. Following is a listing of measures introduced thus far in Congress in 2023:

  1. Greg Steube: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (H.R. 734) [1]
  2. Marjorie Taylor Greene: Protect Children’s Innocence Act (H.R. 8731) [2]
  3. Jeff Van Drew: My Choice, My Child Act of 2023 (H.R. 216) [3]
  4. Julia Letlow: Parents Bill of Rights (H.R.5) [4]
  5. Debbie Lesko: Parental Rights Amendment (H. J. Res 38) [5]
  6. Jim Banks: Protecting Minors from Medical Malpractice Act (H.R. 1276) [6]
  7. Tim Scott: PROTECT Kids Act (S. 200) [7]
  8. Tommy Tuberville: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023 (S. 613) [8]

In addition, Congressman Jim Banks is spearheading a new group called the House Anti-Woke Caucus, now with over 25 members [9.

The following state-level bills already have been enacted into law in 2023:

  1. Tennessee: SB 0001 – Prohibits minors from receiving puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and transgender surgeries [10]
  2. Tennessee: HB 0009 – Outlaws drag shows in public spaces and restricts them to age-appropriate venues [11]
  3. South Dakota: Help Not Harm Act (HB 1080) – Prohibits certain medical and surgical interventions on minor patients [12]
  4. Mississippi: Regulate Experimental Adolescent Procedures (REAP) Act (H.B. 1125) – Forbids any person to “knowingly provide gender transition procedures to any person under eighteen years of age” or “engage in conduct that aids or abets” such procedures. [13]

To date, SAVE has identified 82 bills in 28 states, including proposals that address Parental Rights (36 bills), Gender Transitioning (29 bills), and Women’s Sports (16 bills).

At the recent Conservative Political Action Conference held near Washington DC, SAVE sponsored a booth titled, “Stop the Gender Agenda.” [14] At the booth, 377 individuals signed a petition to Stop the Gender Agenda. Signers included the Lieutenant Governor of a southern state, a woman who transitioned to the male sex and later de-transitioned to being female, and other persons from Spain, Peru, Austria, Norway, Sweden, and Japan.

Links:

  1. https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/734?s=2&r=7
  2. https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8731/cosponsors
  3. https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/216? q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Parents%22%5D%7D&s=2&r=6
  4. https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5
  5. https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-joint-resolution/38?s=1&r=67
  6. https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1276?s=3&r=1
  7. https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/200
  8. https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/sites/default/files/2023-03/S613%20Protection%20of%20Women%20and%20Girls%20in%20Sports%20Act.pdf
  9. https://www.johnlocke.org/banks-emerges-as-leader-in-fight-against-the-woke/
  10. https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0008.pdf
  11. https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0002.pdf
  12. https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24100/249156
  13. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB1125.xml

14. https://www.saveservices.org/2022-policy/network/

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Growing Wave of Bills Frustrate Biden Plan to Allow Biological Males to Compete in Women’s Sports

WASHINGTON / February 14, 2023 – Surfer Bethany Hamilton is speaking out against the World Surf League’s newly announced policy that would allow biological males to compete against women in professional surfing events (1).

Hamilton’s comments spotlight the growing controversy arising from a Department of Education proposal, issued last June, to redefine the meaning of “sex” in the Title IX law to include “gender identity” (2). Such a change would impose a competitive disadvantage on biological females (3).

In response, a milestone court decision was handed down, and a series of proposed bills have been introduced at the federal and state levels that are designed to protect women’s sports.

On January 5, 2023, the Southern District Court of West Virginia ruled in favor of the Save Women’s Sports Bill, which defines “girl” and “woman” as biologically female for the purpose of secondary school sports (4).

In Congress, Rep. Greg Steube recently introduced the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. The bill, which now has 20 co-sponsors, would require that sex “be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth” (5).

In 12 states, lawmakers recently have introduced bills designed to protect women’s sports:

  1. Alaska: HB 27 (6)
  2. Colorado: HB 23-1098 (7)
  3. Connecticut: SB 468 (8)
  4. Hawaii: HB 508/SB 1429 (9)
  5. Kansas: HB 2238 (10)
  6. Maryland: HB 359 (11)
  7. Minnesota: HF 551 (12)
  8. Missouri: SB 48 (13)
  9. New Jersey: SB 589 (14)
  10. North Dakota: HB 1249 (15) and HB 1489 (16)
  11. Texas: HB 23 (17)
  12. Virginia: HB 1387 (18)

Eighteen states previously enacted laws designed to ban biological males from competing in female sports: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia (19).

A SAVE opinion poll found that 71% of Americans oppose allowing transgender athletes to participate in women’s sports (20).  SAVE urges lawmakers to discourage attempts the redefine “sex” and work to assure fairness in women’s sports (21).

Links:

  1. https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/bethany-hamilton-surfer-speaks-against-rule-transgender-compete-females
  2. https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-releases-proposed-changes-title-ix-regulations-invites-public-comment
  3. https://concernedwomen.org/protect-female-athletes/
  4. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wvsd.231947/gov.uscourts.wvsd.231947.512.0.pdf
  5. https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/734?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22HR+734%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=1
  6. https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/33/Bills/HB0027A.PDF
  7. https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1098_01.pdf
  8. https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB468&which_year=2023
  9. https://legiscan.com/HI/bill/HB508/2023
  10. http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/measures/hb2238/
  11. https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0359?ys=2023RS
  12. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF0551&version=latest&session=92&session_number=0&session_year=2023
  13. https://legiscan.com/MO/supplement/SB48/id/287499
  14. https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2022/S589/bill-text?f=S1000&n=589_I1
  15. https://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/bill-overview/bo1249.html
  16. https://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/bill-overview/bo1489.html
  17. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB23/2023
  18. https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1387
  19. https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/sports_participation_bans
  20. https://www.saveservices.org/2022/06/63-of-americans-oppose-expanding-definition-of-sex-to-include-gender-identity/
  21. https://www.saveservices.org/2022-Policy/