Yesterday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released a letter to President Joe Biden in which he committed to defend a fair playing field for female athletes as well as the privacy and safety of women in female-only spaces such as bathrooms and locker rooms. Paxton wrote: “You have taken a drastic and unacceptable step toward … Read more
Today, the South Dakota State Senate voted 20-15 to pass a bill which would prohibit biological males from competing in women’s sports. The bill had previously passed the state House of Representatives 50-17 and now heads to the desk of Gov. Kristi Noem (R), who announced shortly after the bill’s passage that she will sign … Read more
On Saturday, Terry Schilling, executive director of American Principles Project, moderated a panel which brought the women’s sports issue to the CPAC main stage. The panel featured Linnea Saltz, a female collegiate student athlete who has been forced to compete against biological males, and South Dakota State Rep. Rhonda Milstead (R), the lead sponsor of … Read more
From APP executive director Terry Schilling’s and former UFC champion and MMA fighter Frank Mir’s joint op-ed in USA Today: On his first day in office last month, President Joe Biden signed an executive order which threatened to pull federal funding from schools unless they allow transgender women to compete on girls’ sports teams. On Thursday, the House passed … Read more
Yesterday, House Democrats reintroduced the Equality Act, a bill which would rewrite civil rights law to include “sexual orientation and gender identity” as protected classes. The bill is expected to be brought to a vote in the chamber next week. In response, Terry Schilling, executive director of American Principles Project (APP), released the following statement … Read more
WASHINGTON — Yesterday, Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced the Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act, legislation which would clarify that athletics-related provisions in Title IX apply to biological sex and would withdraw Title IX funding from any institution which allows biological males to participate in women’s sports. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Cindy … Read more
Today, Terry Schilling joined War Room on Real America’s Voice to discuss President Biden’s executive orders threatening women’s and girl’s sports. You can watch the full appearance below:
Yesterday, APP executive director Terry Schilling appeared on Fox News Channel’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight” to discuss APP’s efforts to hold Democrats accountable in 2020 for their policies undermining women’s sports. You can watch his appearance below:
Yesterday, it was reported that the US Department of Education has found Connecticut’s school athletics policy allowing biological males to compete in girl’s sports in violation of Title IX. In a letter sent earlier this month, the Department’s Office of Civil Rights declared that the state’s policy has “denied female student-athletes athletic benefits and opportunities” … Read more
From APP president Frank Cannon’s op-ed in The American Conservative: Election Day 2020 is now just under 200 days away. In pandemic time, that probably translates to about 200 years away. Nevertheless, presidential campaigns are beginning to ramp up, and as each side finalizes its strategy for the coming months, one state is likely to be … Read more