Risch, Owens Lead Letter Demanding Mountain West Conference Protect Women’s Sports. By Idaho Senator James Risch (press release, 11/18/24)

U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Representative Burgess Owens (R-Utah) urged the Mountain West Conference Commissioner, Ms. Gloria Nevarez, to ban biological males from competing in women’s sports and protect biological female student-athletes.

Thirteen Signatories

U.S. Senators James Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Mitt Romney (R-Utah)

U.S. Representatives Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho), Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), John Curtis (R-Utah), Celeste Maloy (R-Utah), Blake Moore (R-Utah), Burgess Owens (R-Utah), Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.)

ED NOTES

Kudos to our Mountain West region’s U.S. Senators and Representatives who are standing for integrity in women’s sports.

Kudos to the character and integrity of the women and girls, their coaches, and their schools for just saying “NO” to playing against athletes who were born as biological males and have an unfair physical advantage over them.

It’s still unbelievable that Title IX, which was designed to protect women in sports, has been twisted such that women and girls must forfeit games, school standing, and scholarships to protect their own physical well-being and the games they love to play.

If our country’s Founding Fathers (and Mothers) were to land in 21st Century America, they would be astounded that we’re even having this discussion about “What is a Woman, What is a Man, and Why Does It Matter?”