CANCELLED: Democratic Candidates Support Plan To Eliminate Women’s Sports

May 11, 2025

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Two congressional Democrats seeking to win “toss-up” Senate contests in states won by President Donald Trump are co-sponsoring legislation that would eliminate female-only spaces and infringe on the right of girls and women to compete against only members of their own sex in sports.

Democratic Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff and Democratic Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens, who voted against legislation to bar biological males from women’s sports earlier this year, are backing the Equality Act, a bill that would make “gender identity” a protected class under federal anti-discrimination law. The candidates’ decision to support the far-reaching legislation comes as Republicans accuse the two lawmakers of catering to left-wing gender ideology that is at odds with their own voters.

The Equality Act would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prevent discrimination on the basis of “sexual orientation and gender identity.” The legislation would force schools to open female-only spaces to biological males who identify as transgender girls, including sports teams, according to analysis from the Heritage Foundation.

Democrats have introduced the Equality Act five times, with the latest version passing on April 29.

“As Republicans across the country continue their assault on LGBTQ+ Americans – particularly the trans community – the fight against bigotry and discrimination remains as urgent as ever,” former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement on April 29.

The House previously passed the act in May 2019 and February 2021, when Pelosi was Speaker. The act failed to clear the Senate.