WHRC USA supported Texas HB 1458 because the provision of single-sex sports is necessary if women and girls are to have opportunities that are on a par with those of men and boys.
Maryland HB 1118 – LBGTQ Discrimination
WHRC USA opposed Maryland HB 1118 because single-sex residential health care facilities are necessary to the safety of women and girls, who are particularly vulnerable when they are not only sick, but forced to share enclosed spaces such as sleeping areas, restrooms, and showers when they are undressed.
Pennsylvania HB 972 – Sports
WHRC USA supported Pennsylvania HB 972 because the provision of single-sex sports is necessary if women and girls are to have opportunities that are on a par with those of men and boys.
Texas SB 982 – “Gender Identity”
WHRC USA opposed Texas SB 982 because the bill conflates sex with “gender identity,” effectively eliminating sex as a distinct category, which makes it difficult to identify sex inequality.
Michigan SB 208 – “Gender Identity”
WHRC USA opposed Michigan SB 208 because the bill prioritizes the undefined “gender identity” over sex as a protected category wherever there is a conflict between “gender identity” and sex.
North Carolina SB 396 – Equality Act
WHRC USA opposed North Carolina SB 396 because the bill implicitly prioritizes “gender identity” over sex as a protected category wherever there is a conflict between “gender identity” and sex.
Tennessee SB 1224 – Public Restrooms
WHRC USA supported Tennessee SB1224 because single-sex public restrooms have been recognized for more than a century as necessary to the safety of women and girls who engage in public life outside their homes, because sex crimes are overwhelmingly committed by men against women and children.
West Virginia HB 3293 – Sports
Relating to single-sex participation in interscholastic athletic events. WHRC USA supported because provision of single-sex sports is necessary if women and girls are to have opportunities that are on a […]
Tennessee H.B. 1182 – Public Restrooms
Requires a public or private entity or business that operates a building or facility open to the general public to post a notice at the entrance of each public restroom […]
Pennsylvania HB 847 – “Gender Identity”
WHRC USA opposed Pennsylvania HB 847 because it requires instruction in “gender identity,” i.e. sex-role stereotyping, which can never be the basis for equality of the sexes, and inherently constitutes discrimination against women and girls.
