The issue of trans-identifying men competing in women’s activities is rocking Nevada elections — and Democrat Sen. Jacky Rosen, who’s up for reelection this period, is remaining dad on the subject.
The University of Nevada Reno ( UNR ) women’s volleyball team announced earlier this week that their upcoming Oct. 26 match against San Jose State University ( SJSU) would be forfeited. The decision was made to rally the allowed contribution of SJSU’s Blaire Fleming, a trans-identifying men.
According to reports, Fleming allegedly spikes the game in front of his sexual defender during SJSU’s game against San Diego State University last month. The female participant was “knocked down after the strike, and the masses noisily gasped,” according to the New York Post.
UNR tennis players demanded in a speech to Outkick that their “right to fair competition on the court be upheld,” adding that they “refuse to play in any suit that causes injustice to feminine athletes.” The team noted that the decision was made in” solidarity” with four other undergraduate women’s volleyball team that had previously announced plans to sacrifice their future games against San Jose State.
The University of Nevada Reno said in a statement that the school would “move forward with the fit as scheduled” and that the athletes ‘ option “does not indicate the position of the University.” However, the school noted that” the players may choose not to play the game on the day of the contest,” and that those who do not likely face punishment.
The school released a follow-up , statement , on Thursday, claiming it “is officially prohibited by Section 24 of the Nevada Constitution and different laws and regulations to declare a sacrifice for causes related to gender identity or manifestation”.
Sia Liilii, the UNR tennis captain, confirmed to the Reno Gazette Journal following the team’s Tuesday game that despite the school’s position on the subject, the people intend to remain by their choice.
” For us, it often came down to … equal opportunity, good play on the judge”, Liilii apparently said. People have worked so hard to get to the stage where we are, playing D1 tennis and going through this kind of matches. It is unfair for a natural men to enter.”
Rosen did not respond to The Federalist’s request for comment when asked whether she supported the UNR tennis player’s determination to renounce its meet against SJSU in order to rally the unfairness of allowing a man athlete to compete against women. When asked what her reaction to the UNR people ‘ problems was, or whether she thinks men should be permitted to play in women’s sports, she did not.
Among the problems listed on Rosen’s plan website is a page labeled,” Fighting for Equality”. The section lauds the Nevada Democrats ‘ decision to pass national legislation in 2022 that changed the legal definition of marriage and made it possible for radical Transgender activists to use force against religious Americans.
Her support for the Equality Act, which she co-sponsored, is also celebrated on her campaign webpage. As The Federalist’s Breccan Thies recently reported, that act had “force schools , to end separate facilities for boys and girls, such as facilities and bag areas, as well as make it a civil rights violation not to help kids to compete against girls in sports”.
Rosen’s 2024 challenger, Democratic Senate candidate Sam Brown, has formally voiced support for the University of Nevada Reno tennis player’s opposition. While attending the group’s Tuesday meet alongside former Democrat Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Brown contended the subject boils down to an issue of” safety, justice, and protection” for female sports.
” These people are leading, not only for themselves, but for upcoming children’s sports”, he said.
The Federalist team author Shawn Fleetwood graduated from the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a condition content writer for Protocol of States Action and his work has been featured in various stores, including RealClearPolitics, RealClear Health, and Conservative Review. Following him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood