White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki defends President Biden’s executive order urging schools across the country to allow students to participate in sports under their chosen gender identity.
On a reporter on Tuesday who conveyed Biden’s message to school officials that the disputes over transgender and cisgender girls are competing together, especially for college studies, Psaki said: ‘The president believes transgender people are human rights.
“And that’s why he signed the executive order,” she said. “And as for the provisions of universities and colleges, I would certainly put it off.”
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The executive order, signed the day after Biden took office on January 21, resurfaced after difficult questioning of Miguel Cardona, candidate for education, by Senator Rand Paul, RC, during his confirmation hearing last week.
Paul argues that allowing transgender girls – individuals who are male-born but identify as female – to participate in women’s sports will completely destroy girls’ athletics by depriving female athletes of the opportunity to compete fairly and earn scholarships.
“I think it’s the legal responsibility of schools to provide opportunities for students to participate in activities, and that includes students who are transgender,” Cardona told Paul during his trial.
Several lawsuits across the country have emerged after high school girls challenged policies that allow transgender women to compete in their field – noting the physical benefits transgender women have as cisgender women, girls who are born and identify as female.
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In his executive order, Biden said: “Children must be able to learn without worrying about being denied access to the toilet, dressing room or school sports.”
But the government has not given any direction on how public schools should deal with difficult questions regarding what is considered fair to high school athletes – something about which former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley expressed frustration.
“Across the sports world, the game is focused on women and in favor of biological men,” the South Carolina Republican wrote for the National Review on Monday. “President Biden is the latest man to do the rigging, which is foreign to someone who is described as a defender of women.”
“Generations of women have fought hard to ensure that their daughters and granddaughters have an equal playing field, because girls deserve the same opportunity as boys to play sports,” she said. If it is added that “transgender children deserve support and respect”, but “the fact remains that biological boys and girls are built differently” and “the best male athletes have a natural advantage over the best female athletes.”
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Cardona acknowledged the ‘challenge’ surrounding this issue during his confirmation hearing and told senators he was ‘looking forward’ to working with them to address this sensitive issue.
Ronn Blitzer and Greg Norman contributed to this report.