Republicans and conservatives are going full-steam ahead in pushing back on the idea of transgender female athletes competing against other women.
Now, former Fox & Friends and The View host Elisabeth Hasselbeck is jumping into the conversation. Hasselbeck appeared on Fox & Friends to offer her reaction to former college swimmer Riley Gaines’ congressional testimony over transgender athlete participation.
What we need to be asking ourselves is, as a society, are we trying to create systems that create less safety and fewer opportunities for biological females in 2023 and beyond than we had for women 25 years ago? … We certainly, as a society, should have that as a priority, and I think that’s where we’re trending. We’re looking at the results of races, we’re looking at the results of swim meets. We’re looking at lawsuits that are happening right now in Connecticut. And we need to be evaluating what is most safe as a society for biological females in sports, because this will trend toward contact sports. … Specifically for the men, I do feel a calling on men to protect women. And I do believe that we need to be considering safety above all else, but not without kindness. I have a compassionate heart for those who are struggling in their bodies, but I do not believe that biological males and biological females competing on the same field or being in the same locker room creates a safer opportunity for biological females. … And so I think we need to just as a society, think about holistically what actions can be taken so that everyone can just be safe. That’s what we want.
It’s worth noting that phrases like biological male and biological female are redundant because sex is inherently biological.
Gaines had been challenging Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin on Wednesday after he accused Republicans of sharing “hateful rhetoric” against transgender youth.
“I’d like to remind our colleagues, our children are listening, and they are in danger,” Durbin said. “In fact, today, transgender youth are among the most at risk of homelessness, depression, and death by suicide. So, when these young people who are already struggling hear politicians amplify hateful rhetoric that denies their very existence, what message does it send?”
[Fox News]
