OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt told Fox News that the “Women’s Sports Act” would prevent female athletes from competing with biological men, who he said would have an unfair biological advantage. “Organic males can not compete in women’s sports,” the Republican governor told Fox News. “We will not allow it to be an unfair advantage against them. “I just think it’s common sense,” Stitt added. The bill states that student-athletes can only play in sports teams that match their biological gender. Dozens of other states have signed similar laws. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signs a bill in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, barring trans girls and women from competing in women’s sports. Stitt signed the bill with more than a dozen young female athletes, including his eighth-grade daughter, Piper. (AP Photo / Sean Murphy) (AP) OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR SIGNS BAN ON TRANSPARENT SPORTS LAW “It’s important for me to protect women and girls in sports,” Stitt said. “I have a daughter standing behind me, as well as many other women and girls.” “They train and do their best to compete and be as good as possible,” he added. Former University of Oklahoma cheerleader Alyssa Amundsen, who also stood behind the governor as she signed the bill, told Fox News: “It’s no secret that there is a biological difference between men and women.” Former University of Oklahoma cheerleader Alyssa Amundsen explains what the “Save Women’s Sports Act” (Fox News Digital / Lisa Bennatan) means to her “Our predecessors worked so hard and had a huge victory with the Title IX,” Amundsen continued. “I think we owe it to them and we owe it to future generations of girls to pass this bill.” University of Oklahoma track athlete Levi Gladd felt similar. “I do not think it’s fair to deny women the same opportunities or to take away those opportunities from biological things that they can not cope with or overcome,” Gladd told Fox News. The debate over trans athletes has escalated in recent months as Lia Thomas, of the University of Pennsylvania, distinguished herself in women’s swimming after competing as a man for three years. Thomas earlier this month became the first trans athlete to win an NCAA Division I title. Oklahoma State Capitol (Fox News Digital / Lisa Bennatan) Critics of the Oklahoma bill argue that the new law is unnecessarily targeting a group of people who have already been marginalized. “Governor Steve has sent a clear message to vulnerable trans Oklahoma youth that they are not welcome or accepted in our state,” said Tamya Cox-Toure, executive director of the Oklahoma Association of American Civil Liberties. The law “harms transgender youth, all to solve a problem that does not exist.” CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION Stitt told Fox News: “I would be happy to talk to any critics who basically choose to stand with someone other than women and sports. For me, it’s so simple.” Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (Fox News Digital / Lisa Bennatan) “This is not against any other person. In Oklahoma, we do not include anyone and what is the freedom of your life and the pursuit of happiness,” the governor said. “We will not let a biological male compete with young women.”
