FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 22, 2023
Contact: Laura Macklem
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“FAIRNESS IN WOMEN’S SPORTS ACT” HEADS TO GOVERNOR COOPER’S DESK
NC Values Executive Director Tami Fitzgerald made a statement today regarding the passage of the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act” in the General Assembly:
“Today the General Assembly affirmed the rights under Title IX of female student athletes in North Carolina. Women and girls who train for countless hours and years in their sports will have a level playing field, and their opportunities will be protected if this legislation becomes law. This bill will also guard the safety of females. The severe injuries of Payton McNabb caused by the strength of a trans athlete shows bodies play sports, not identities. State and national polling shows support for this type of legislation is overwhelmingly high, and I urge Governor Cooper to side with women and girls by signing this bill into law. I look forward to North Carolina joining the other 21 states which have enacted this type of pro-woman legislation for female athletes.”
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