HELENA, Montana, May 10, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) signed a bill on Friday that bans gender-confused males from women’s and girls’ sports, making Montana the seventh state to enact such a measure this year.
The Save Women’s Sports Act, or House Bill 112, mandates that sports teams and athletic associations sponsored by Montana schools must be based on biological sex. HB 112 explicitly requires that “athletic teams or sports designated for females, women, or girls may not be open to students of the male sex.” The bill also allows students harmed by violations to sue for damages.
“Science definitely establishes that sex is determined at birth and allowing males to compete as females will destroy female sports,” H.B. 112’s primary sponsor, Rep. John Fuller (R), said. He noted that his bill seeks “to protect the great societal gains accomplished by the passage of Title IX.”
Montana enacted the Save Women’s Sport Act in spite of pressure and threats of retaliation from the NCAA and hundreds of pro-LGBT companies, like Coors, Amazon, Google, and Verizon.
Studies repeatedly have shown that gender-confused males massively outperform females in athletic competitions. Earlier this year, researchers found that a year of “transitioning”
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