PR: “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act” passes in House and advances in Senate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 19, 2023
Contact: Laura Macklem
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“FAIRNESS IN WOMEN’S SPORTS ACT” PASSES IN HOUSEAND ADVANCES IN SENATE”

NC Values’ Executive Director Tami Fitzgerald made a statement today about the passage of “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act”: 

“NC Values has been working for three years to advance a bill to guarantee a level playing field for girls in sports.  Allowing biological males who identify as women to compete against girls in sports puts an end to women’s sports, takes away girls’ opportunities, and jeopardizes their safety. Today, Committees in both the House and Senate and the House as a whole, voted to allow females a level playing field in sports, upholding their rights under Title IX, which affords them fairness in sports. NC Values is thankful Riley Gaines and Payton McNabb worked closely with us and testified about this important legislation. I want to thank Representatives Jennifer Balkcom, Erin Pare, Kristin Baker and Senators Kevin Corbin, Vickie Sawyer, and Joyce Krawiec for being the lead sponsors on this bill to protect biological female athletes in North Carolina. We encourage the Senate to act quickly to pass this bill and join the 21 other states that have already protected fairness for women in sports.”

*Riley Gaines is a spokesperson for Independent Women’s Voice, and was a 12x All-American Swimmer at the University of Kentucky. Riley has made waves for speaking out after tying U-Penn swimmer Lia Thomas, a biological male swimmer on the women’s team, at the 2022 NCAA Division 1 Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships.

*Payton McNabb is from Cherokee, NC and played volleyball at Hiwassee Dam High School until she was severely injured after a transgender biological male spiked a ball in her face. She still faces partial paralysis in her hand, suffers vision, memory, and neck problems and host of other physical challenges.

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