NY Students Plan Statewide Walkouts In Protest Of Trans Infiltration Of Women’s Sports
College students in the state of New York are set to stage a walkout later this month in support of women’s sports.
Organized by the Coalition to Protect Kids, the “Walk Off for Fairness Day” event is set to take place nearly two weeks before Election Day on October 24. The walkout will coincide with New York’s vote on Proposition 1, titled “The Equal Rights Amendment,” which will add “gender identity” as a protected status against discrimination.
“It’s hard to believe we’re even having the conversation that girls sports would be for anyone other than girls,” Conservative Party chairman Gerry Kassar told the New York Post. “We fully support ‘Walk Off for Fairness Day’ in New York, reminding young people that there is safety in numbers. Girls Sports must remain Girls Sports, and there should be nothing controversial in that statement.”
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“Girls are being systematically canceled in this state, and ‘Walk Off for Fairness Day’ will give them a safe opportunity to make their voices heard,” said Coalition to Protect Kids-NY spokeswoman Ayesha Kreutz. “So many of these young women are afraid of speaking out, so they’re forced to watch as 50 years of female athletic progress gets washed away by destructive ideologues. Girls are not second-class citizens, so why are they being treated that way?”
“It’s not right for boys to compete against girls in sports. It’s a huge disadvantage for girls,” said Hannah Pompeo, a 16-year soccer player at Eden High School near Buffalo, who is participating in the “Walk Off for Fairness Day.”
While athletics are not explicitly listed in the legislation, critics are all but certain that the legislation will allow male atheltes to compete in women’s/girl’s sports.
In June, Nassau County lawmakers voted to pass a bill that would prohibit transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports at county-run facilities. The measure, which applies to more than 100 sites just outside New York City, requires any teams, leagues or organizations that seek a permit from the county’s parks and recreation department to “expressly designate” whether they are for male, female or coed athletes, Fox News reported.
Any teams or leagues that allow transgender athletes to participate will be denied permits, setting up a potential showdown with the legislature if Proposition 1 passes.