US EditionThe real crisis in California schools is low achievement, not cultural conflicts
- Kessa Benner spoke out against competing with a biological male, calling it unfair for her pole vaulting dreams.
- On Wednesday, a Pennsylvania Senate committee approved a bill banning transgender girls from participating in girls' sports, with Republicans in favor and Democrats opposed.
- The bill received a party-line vote and is similar to one vetoed by former Governor Tom Wolf in 2022.
- Benner described her situation as being 'the first collegiate woman to be told her victory was worth less than a man’s feelings.
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Letter: Applauding young pole vaulter’s decision to speak up
I applaud Kessa Benner’s decision to speak out on the unfairness of her having to compete against a biological male in her athletic event (“My dream of a state pole vaulting championship was unfairly shattered,” March 21). And she is correct. A similar opinion piece recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal, written by Minna […]
Cal Matters
The real crisis in California schools is low achievement, not cultural conflicts
When Gov. Gavin Newsom unexpectedly voiced opposition to allowing transgender women to compete in women’s sports, he was throwing gasoline on an issue that was already burning in state and national political arenas. “I think it’s an issue of fairness,” Newsom told right-wing iconoclast Charlie Kirk on the inaugural segment of the governor’s new podcast. “I completely agree with you on that. It is an issue of fairness. It’s deeply unfair. I’m not…
Pa. Senate Republicans making another push to prohibit trans girls in female sports
A Pennsylvania Senate committee on Wednesday passed a bill banning transgender girls from participating in girls’ school sports, with some trans-rights activists voicing concern that Democrats would prevaricate on the issue.
Parents of trans Colonial athlete speak out against PIAA rule change: ‘Having her play sports with males would be cruel’
The parents of a Plymouth Whitemarsh High School student spoke out against a rule change barring their child and other transgender athletes from competing in girls' sports.
PA State Senator Says 'Female Bodies Are Just As Strong And Fast' As Male Bodies
The mental gymnastics that some Democrats perform to convince themselves that transgender-identifying male athletes belong in women's sports is quite astounding.But we have perhaps the most outlandish claim from an elected official, and this one comes from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. State Senator Lindsey Williams, in a debate about a bill to protect women's sports from males, said that "female bodies are just as strong and fast and capabl…
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