Protects women's sports from unfair competition

◆ The sponsor's argument

Why Alexis Weik says this is needed

Women have been fighting for equal opportunity in sports for decades and have made remarkable progress in limiting discrimination on the basis of sex, including the passage of Title IX in 1972. However, in recent years, transgender biological men have been competing in women's sports, even though their inherent biological differences give them an unfair competitive advantage. For example, Chelsea Mitchell lost the 2019 Connecticut state championship in women's 55-meter indoor track competi- tion to two biologically male competitors. She is not alone in this heartbreak. The research regarding the performance and physiological differences between biological men and women is clear and unequivocal. Biological disparities and testosterone in biological men pose insurmountable barriers for biological women competing against men in sports. According to a study at the Karolinska Institute and the University of Manchester, testosterone suppression only very minimally curtails phys- ical advantages for biological men over biological females. New York Times author Doriane Lambelet Coleman concluded that these elevated testosterone levels in biological men affect hemoglobin levels, body fat content, storage and use of carbohydrates, and the development of Type 2, muscle fibers, which all induce higher speed and power during phys- ical activity. This legislation is necessary in ensuring fair and equal opportunity for women in sports is maintained by ensuring a level playing field.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.