Arkansas Welcomes First Victory in Federal Lawsuit Over Fairness in Women’s Sports

On Thursday a federal court blocked the Biden Administration from enforcing a new rule that would jeopardize girls’ privacy at school and undermine fairness in women’s sports.

Earlier this year the Biden Administration released more than 1,500 pages of new rules drastically reinterpreting “sex” under Title IX to include sexual orientation and gender identity. Title IX is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education and in activities that receive federal funding — like school athletic programs.

Under these new federal rules, public schools could be forced to let biological males compete in women’s sports and use girls’ locker rooms, showers, and changing areas at school.

In May Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced his office and the Missouri Attorney General’s office were leading the legal challenge against the Biden administration’s new Title IX rules in federal court.

The A.G.’s lawsuit also included a high school student from Brookland, Arkansas, who argued the rule change would threaten her privacy in school locker rooms and on overnight trips.

On Thursday the judge presiding over the lawsuit issued a preliminary injunction blocking the federal government from enforcing the new Title IX rules in Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

This is a good ruling that protects girls’ privacy at school and preserves fairness in women’s sports. This initial decision is likely to be appealed, but we believe higher courts ultimately will uphold it.

We have written time and again about how women’s athletics is at risk of being erased in America.

For example, female cyclists, swimmerspowerlifterssprinters, and others have seen their sports radically changed by biological males who identify and compete as women.

Letting men compete in women’s sports isn’t just unfair. In some sports, it can even be dangerous.

Fortunately, educators, policymakers, and athletic organizations are taking steps to protect women’s sports.

Last fall the North American Grappling Association clarified its competition policy, saying biological males must compete against other men, regardless of their gender identity.

Earlier this year the professional golf league NXXT Golf announced that only biological females would be eligible to participate in the NXXT Women’s Pro Tour.

And recently the NAIA announced a policy that should prevent male athletes from competing in women’s collegiate sports.

Many states — including Arkansas — have also enacted laws that preserve fairness in women’s sports.

In 2021 Arkansas passed Act 461 by Sen. Missy Irvin (R — Mountain View) and Rep. Sonia Barker (R — Smackover) preventing male student athletes from competing against girls in women’s athletics at school. This good law protects fairness in women’s sports in Arkansas.

It’s worth point out that public opinion is shifting on this issue, with more Americans agreeing that athletes ought to compete according to their biological sex rather than their gender identity. 

Family Council appreciates Attorney General Tim Griffin and Governor Sanders for standing up against the Biden Administration’s reinterpretation of Title IX. And we look forward to future victories as this lawsuit progresses through our federal court system.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

Pro-LGBT Organization Criticizes Arkansas, Says “There is no more room for neutrality.”

On Monday the pro-LGBT organization Out Leadership released a report claiming Arkansas set “the lowest score ever recorded” in its 2024 State LGBTQ+ Business Climate Index.

Out Leadership is a pro-LGBT organization whose goal is to “harness the power of business to advocate for equality.” The group leverages multimillion dollar corporations to promote its pro-LGBT ideology.

Monday’s report took issue with different laws and policies that states like Arkansas have passed — including laws protecting children from sex-change procedures and preserving fairness in women’s sports.

In a statement, Out Leadership said, “There is no more room for neutrality” on LGBT issues.

The truth is sex-change surgeries and procedures can leave children sterilized and scarred for life.

Researchers do not know all the long-term effects these procedures can have on children, but a growing body of scientific evidence shows children should not be subjected to sex-change procedures, puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones. That is why a growing number of states protect children from these procedures.

We have written repeatedly about how women’s athletics is at risk of being erased in America.

In particular, female cyclists, swimmerspowerlifterssprinters, and others have seen their sports radically changed by biological males who identify and compete as women.

Letting men compete in women’s sports reverses 50 years of advancements for women. In some sports, it can even be dangerous.

Medical experts and everyday Americans increasingly agree that children need to be protected from sex-change procedures and that we need to preserve fairness in women’s sports. Unfortunately, there are still powerful, corporate interests who simply do not agree.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

Biological Male Wins Girls 200 Meter State Title in Oregon

On Saturday a biological male reportedly took first place in the girls 200 meter race during Oregon’s 6A high school state championship.

Video posted online shows the male athlete win the race amid boos from the crowd.

We have written time and again how radical activism by pro-LGBT groups has put women’s athletics at risk of being erased in America.

Female swimmerspowerlifterscyclists, sprinters, and others have seen their sports radically changed by biological males who identify and compete as women.

Letting men compete in women’s sports reverses 50 years of advancements for women.

It hampers girls’ abilities to compete for athletic scholarships, and it hurts their professional opportunities as adults.

In some sports, it can even be dangerous.

Fortunately, steps are being taken to protect women’s sports in America.

Last year the North American Grappling Association clarified its competition policy, saying biological males must compete against other men, regardless of their gender identity.

Earlier this year the professional golf league NXXT Golf announced that only biological females would be eligible to participate in the NXXT Women’s Pro Tour.

And recently the NAIA announced a policy that should prevent male athletes from competing in women’s collegiate sports.

In 2021 Arkansas passed Act 461 by Sen. Missy Irvin (R — Mountain View) and Rep. Sonia Barker (R — Smackover) preventing male student athletes from competing against girls in women’s athletics at school.

This good law protects fairness in women’s sports in Arkansas — and Family Council was pleased to support its passage.

Arkansas also is leading the charge against the Biden Administration’s new rule redefining “sex” under federal Title IX.

The Biden Administration’s new rule threatens to force public schools and universities to let biological males compete in women’s sports and use girls’ locker rooms, showers, and changing areas at school if enacted.

You Can Read More About That Lawsuit Here.