Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed the Save Women’s Sports Act into law on Wednesday, mandating that “athletic teams designated for ‘females,’ ‘women’ or ‘girls’ shall not be open to students of the male sex.”
With this legislation, Oklahoma joins the likes of Florida, Utah, and South Dakota, among other states to ban transgender athletes from competing.
Stitt called the legislation “commonsense” Wednesday, adding that “when it comes to sports and athletics, girls should compete against girls. Boys should compete against boys.”
“The reality is: Men are biologically different than women. Men have more muscle mass, their bones are larger and denser, they have larger lungs and wider airways. These are physical advantages men have over women on the field, in the pool, on the track, or on the court.”
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“So how is it fair for a female track athlete, or swimmer, who has been training since she was 12 years old to lose in high school to a biological male?” he asked.
“We are protecting women’s sports,” he continued, adding that they deserve “fairness.”
Last week, the Utah Legislature overrode a veto from Gov. Spencer Cox to enact a law similarly protecting women’s sports and banning biological men from participating.
“They’re awesome kids, and they’re not out there breaking any records,” Cox said of transgender youth after his veto. “I just want that community to know, look, we care about you, we love you, it’s going to be OK. We’re going to get through this together.”
Indiana Republicans are likewise looking to override a veto of a bill defending women’s sports. “House Republicans will vote to override this veto when lawmakers meet again on May 24,” said House Speaker Todd Huston in a statement.
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Gov. Eric Holcomb defended his choice to veto the bill, saying that the bill “implies that the goals of consistency and fairness in competitive female sports are not currently being met” and that after review, he found “no evidence to support either claim even if I support the overall goal.”
