Congresswoman Mary E. Miller | Official U.S. House headshot
Congresswoman Mary E. Miller | Official U.S. House headshot
On Thursday, Illinois Representative Mary Miller voiced her disappointment on Twitter regarding an incident that took place in her district. The incident involved the expulsion of a 16-year-old girl from her swim team at the YMCA in Springfield, Illinois, after she raised objections to the presence of naked "transgender" females in the locker room.
"A 16-year-old girl swimming for a local swim team in my district was banned from the YMCA for speaking out against men undressing in the girls’ locker room. In Congress, I will always fight against Biden's radical Title IX changes and protect our daughters!" Miller tweeted.
This incident occurred in Springfield, Illinois, back in April. Despite seeking assistance from the coach and other staff members, no action was taken to address her concerns, according to an article from Breakthrough Ideas.
The incident involved the coexistence of "transgender" females and biological underage females in the same locker room, which raised discomfort among certain team members. Concerns expressed by some of the parents were disregarded by the coach and other staff, who argued that it would be discriminatory to deny access. In response, a few girls hung signs on the locker room doors, stating messages such as "Biological Women only" and "Women's Rights." When one girl admitted to hanging the signs, she was accused of "hate speech" and subsequently banned from the team, according to the Breakthrough Ideas piece.
"The coach (Alex Totura), the YMCA admin (Angie Sowle), and everyone else who told these girls their innate feeling of discomfort when undressing next to someone with male parts is really just "transphobia" need to be held accountable," said Riley Gaines, former swimmer for the University of Kentucky, in a tweet.
After securing a tie with "transgender" woman Lia Thomas for fifth place in the 2022 Women's Swimming National Championships, Gaines has taken on the role of an activist for women in sports, advocating for their protection against having to compete with "transgender" women in women's sports, according to Fox News.
"This is insane," said women's sports advocate Paula Scanlan on Twitter. "Women and girls are banned from their own spaces for opposing men being in them. If even one girl is banned for voicing her opinion it’s happening too much."
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