The article just quotes a single person. Basing off a single person’s quote is going to not be representative of how Dems have been talking about it in general. For instance, when a similar bill was in the house earlier, house minority leader Hakeem Jefferies spoke against it on very different grounds than “state rights”
The House Republican Child Predator Empowerment Act does not promote fairness and safety in sports.
It will unleash horrific child predators on girls and young women throughout America.
“What Republicans are doing today is inventing a problem to stir up a culture war and divide people against each other,” Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, said in a floor speech.
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Democrats and LGBTQ+ rights activists denounced the measure as bullying.
The article just quotes a single person. Basing off a single person’s quote is going to not be representative of how Dems have been talking about it in general. For instance, when a similar bill was in the house earlier, house minority leader Hakeem Jefferies spoke against it on very different grounds than “state rights”
https://bsky.app/profile/hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social/post/3lfpl3s35v22s
Or other people on the senate bill today
https://apnews.com/article/transgender-athletes-congress-dfd81b15ebc09409f1bf6c8642f130f3