Only 2 Democrats Attend Senate Women’s Sports Hearing as Polls Show 67% of Democratic Leaners Oppose Trans Athletes
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 25
Only 2 Democrats Attend Senate Women’s Sports Hearing as Polls Show 67% of Democratic Leaners Oppose Trans Athletes
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 25
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Only two Democrats appeared at Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on women’s sports, and both left within an hour, leaving Republicans to hear testimony without a sustained Democratic defense.
67% of Democratic-leaning voters opposed mixed-sex competition in a New York Times poll, while a Pew survey found 55% of Democrats were uncomfortable with athletes competing on teams that differ from their sex at birth.
Democratic women active on the issue said the party is alienating its own base by avoiding open debate; one cited Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger’s July rollback of proposed protections for female sports.
Witnesses and activists pointed to concrete cases — including a 17-year-old volleyball player describing a male in her locker room — while backers of restrictions said 27 states already ban transgender athletes in girls’ sports.