Pete Ricketts: “boys and men should not be allowed to participate in girls' and women's sports. This used to be common sense, but today…”

“boys and men should not be allowed to participate in girls' and women's sports. This used to be common sense, but today, apparently, it is controversial. When I was back home in Nebraska for the August recess, two events highlighted this. The first was Volleyball Day. Volleyball Day in Nebraska saw four of our women's volleyball teams showcase their talent. Over 92,000 fans crammed into Lincoln's Memorial Stadium to watch the event. It was a world-record event, the most attendees for a women's sports event in history, and it was a great day for title IX to demonstrate how much success that has had over the last 50 years. In fact, Omaha World- Herald columnist Tom Shatel wrote, ``Volleyball Day in Nebraska may be the biggest Title IX statement of all time.'' Certainly, it demonstrated the progress we have seen, creating equal opportunity for our daughters, granddaughters, and sisters. And it is not just about athletics; it is about scholarships, about educational opportunities and, of course, those career opportunities as well. But sadly, today, title IX is under attack from bad policies that are undermining what has been so successful for half a century. That brings me to my second event. I, along with 1,100 other Nebraskans, had the honor to listen to Riley Gaines. Riley was a women's swimmer for the University of Kentucky, and she described her experience competing against Lia Thomas.…”