Political Quotes

“Women have fought for decades to have equal opportunity in education and athletics. As the first woman to graduate from The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, no one understands that fight better than I do. Unfortunately, these hard-earned rights women have fought for are now literally under assault. Misogyny disguised as acceptance has forced mediocre male athletes into women's locker rooms, forcing women to undress in front of them, robbing women of opportunities, and have left some women with lifelong scars. My amendment would prohibit the superintendents of the service academies from allowing a cadet or midshipman who is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designed for females. It is an indisputable fact there are significant physical, biological, I dare say science or scientific, differences between men and women. Biological men generally have greater muscle mass, bone density, cardiovascular capacity, and physical strength than women do. This is very obvious. Allowing men to compete in women's sports is patently unfair and robs women and girls of accomplishments and opportunities. Over 900 medals in women's sports have been won by biological men, stolen from women who worked hard to earn them. Women have fought hard to earn records that have been shattered by mediocre men, men pretending to be women, mentally ill men pretending to be women. This is a travesty and discourages women from competing at all.”