GOP resolution defines ‘woman’ on basis of biological sex

Republicans call the measure a “Women’s Bill of Rights,” arguing that defining women on the basis of biological sex is necessary to protect women’s rights in spaces like domestic violence centers, sports, locker rooms and bathrooms.

“The Democrats are erasing women and the spaces that are uniquely ours,” Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.), who is leading the House version of the bill, said at a press conference announcing the bill on Thursday with the Republican Study Committee, the largest conservative caucus in the House.

The resolution, which would not have the force of law, states that the House believes that for the purposes of federal law, “sex” refers to biological sex; terms like “mother” and “father” refer to individuals of the female and male sex, respectively; and that agencies are required to base reported data on the biological sex of individuals at birth.

Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), chairman of the Republican Study Committee and a co-sponsor of the resolution, described being suspended from Twitter over misgendering Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine, the first openly transgender official confirmed by the Senate. He argued that he was “pointing out obvious truth about biological sex.”

Hunt said that Republicans are engaging in “bullying disguised as lawmaking.”

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