During a Wednesday budget hearing before the House Appropriations Committee, education secretary Miguel Cardona declined to comment on whether men and women had real differences.
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ( NAIA ) announced on Monday that they are prohibiting male athletes who identify as female from participating in women’s sports, and Cardona was asked about the question during the budget hearing.
Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) questioned Cardona about the significance of Title IX before posing questions about the natural differences between men and women, according to the Daily Caller.
According to Thomson Reuters, Title IX is the national civil rights law that shields people from sexual discrimination in academic programs and activities funded by the federal government.
Do you concur that Title IX was necessary to help build children’s sports because it unfairly excludes people from competing on biological men teams? Harris asked Cardona.
While Cardona first attempted to skirt the problem, after being asked by Harris never to vote, he agreed that Title IX is essential.
Harris next inquired whether he would “agree that people are actually different from men.”
At the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 17, 2022, counter-protesters gather to help transgender swimmer Lia Thomas. ( Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images )
” I see where you’re going with this”, Cardona began before being interrupted. Cardona continued, saying he had “love to talk about how we can work together to support the kids,” after Harris reposed the problem.
Harris once more attempted to inquire about the actual distinctions between natural men and women.
” Mr. Secretary, do you believe that natural women are different from biological males literally”? Harris asked. ” This is a simple question for an educator. You’re not going to reply. Okay”.
According to the Washington Post, the Biden administration is preparing to start overhauling Title IX regulations from the Trump era, which may govern how school officials deal with gender discrimination and may protect trans individuals.
Twenty-five states already have some form of statewide law or regulation that forbids transgender athletes from competing in sports because they identify since.
In an interview on CNN, Cardona was asked about the Biden government’s approach on the NAIA’s new choice. Carolyna stressed the value of “protection and making them feel welcomed, seen, and supported” ( p.
