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Sarah McBride, first an openly transgender member of Congress, blasted Republicans for focusing on keeping transgender people out of girls and women’s sports.
Delaware, state where McBride won the election to serve as a representative of his broad constituency, has no laws barring trans athletes from participating in sports that do not match their birth gender.
“I’ve talked to colleagues about a lot of the bills that we have before us, and certainly I’ve heard from some colleagues who, like me, are confused that this is a priority of the Republican conference going into the Republican trifecta, that this is the issue they’re putting priority,” she told The Independent recently.
“And it doesn’t make sense, except for the fact that it’s a pretty obvious part of a policy of misdirection and distraction.”
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Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del., poses for a photo after joining other first-year members of the 119th Congress for a group photo on the steps of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 15, 2024. in Washington, DC (Andrew Harnick/Getty Images)
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, Alabama.earlier this week reintroduced a measure to prevent biological males from participating in women’s and women’s sports in the Republican-led Senate. Management approval is expected to receive a popular vote.
The Women and Girls in Sports Act has been a years-long crusade for the Alabama Republican, who originally introduced it in 2023.
The measure would remain which deals with Chapter IX gender as “recognized solely on the basis of a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth” and does not adjust it to apply to gender identity.
Twenty-eight states have restrictions on trans athletes participating in sports that match their gender identity.
Since McBride’s election, there has been a battle on Capitol Hill over whether McBride should be allowed to use women’s restrooms.
Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., poses for a photo on the steps of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 15, 2024. in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnick/Getty Images)
Tuberville’s legislation would prohibit federal funding from going to athletic programs that allow biological males to participate in all-female and all-female sports.
President-elect Trump has said he will “ban” transgender athletes who were born male from participating in women’s and women’s sports.
President Biden recently backed away from potential protections for transgender athletes.
“President Trump ran on saving women’s sports and won in a landslide,” Tuberville, a former college football coach, said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “Seventy percent of Americans agree that men do not belong in women’s sports or locker rooms. I’ve said many times that I think Title IX is one of the best things to come to Washington. But in the last few years it has been destroyed.
Elected Sarah Elfreth, D-Med.; Sarah McBride, D-Del.; and Emily Randall, D-Washington, speak as they and other first-year members of the 119th Congress gather for a group photo on the steps of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol on November 15, 2024. in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnick/Getty Images)
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“While I am pleased that the Biden administration ultimately rescinded the proposed rule, Congress must ensure that this never happens again. I am welcoming my first granddaughter this spring and will not stop fighting until her fair competition rights are protected. I hope every one of my colleagues will join me in protecting our daughters, nieces and granddaughters by voting in favor of this important bill.”
Fox News’ Julia Johnson contributed to this report.
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