When the House of Representatives passed a bill protecting women’s sports from men who insist they are transgender women, sports advocate Riley Goins rejoiced.
“The Women and Girls Sports Protection Act passed the House with two Texas Democrats (Gonzalez and Cuellar) voting in support, making it bipartisan,” Gaines said. wrote In response to the passing of the bill. “On the Senate!”
On Tuesday, by a 218-206 vote, the House passed HR 28, also known as the Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025, which “prevents transgender women from competing on teams consistent with their gender identity and amends Title IX.” according to politico,
The outlet noted that while transgender-identifying athletes are not allowed to play on women’s sports teams, transgender-identifying students “will be able to practice or train with a program designated for women or girls.”
Representative Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Representative Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) joined Republicans in voting for HR 28.
In response to the bill, Representative Tim Walberg (R-MI) explained that the bill “offers a new promise for America’s women and girls.”
“Cutting girls from sports teams to make way for biological males takes away opportunities from these girls,” Walberg said. “This means fewer college scholarships and fewer opportunities for girls. This makes them second-class citizens in their own game and also puts their safety at risk. The Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act offers a new promise for America’s women and girls.
Many surveys have shown that Americans are not in favor of pursuing transgender ideology. As Breitbart News previously reported, a survey by Parents Defending Education (PDE) found that 75 percent of parents reported being told about child’s gender by “teachers, counselors, school nurses” and other school administration officials. Are against “hiding information about identity”.
The PDE survey also found that 78 percent of parents are opposed to “allowing biological males who identify as female to participate on girls’ sports teams.”
An Economist/YouGov poll found that 51 percent of 1,593 adult respondents surveyed supported restricting minors from access to things like hormone therapy, puberty blockers or surgery. Meanwhile, 39 percent of respondents expressed strong support for restricting minors from access to these procedures, while 32 percent expressed opposition to restricting minors from access to such medical procedures.
