Minnesota congresswoman Angie Craig claimed it's 'appalling' not to let trans women join female sports teams

A Democratic Congresswoman from Minnesota blocked 2 abstracted efforts to support transgender women retired of female sports, calling specified moves 'bigoted' and 'appalling.'

Angie Craig is presently seeking her 4th word successful Congress, wherever she represents Minnesota's 2nd territory - a ample area that encompasses overmuch of nan southbound metro area. 

In 2020, erstwhile Republican typical Tulsi Gabbard projected a caller portion of authorities known arsenic nan 'Protect Women's Sports Act of 2020.' 

If passed, nan rule would person efficaciously prevented schools that person national costs from allowing transgender women to participate successful female athletics. 

However, only 1 time aft nan measure was introduced, Congresswoman Craig condemned it arsenic 'bigoted' and 'appalling,' and criticized nan measurement arsenic 'beyond nan pale.'

In a statement, she said: 'Queer and transgender women must guidelines together successful nan look of intolerance.

'I americium proud to do truthful coming by emphatically denouncing this narrow-minded and hateful legislation, which is harmful not only to transgender women but to nan LGBTQ Community at-large.'

Although nan measure did not move up successful Congress, lawmakers later introduced akin authorities that has gained wider approval. 

Congressional Republicans projected nan 'Protection of Women and Girls successful Sports Act' successful April 2023. 

Like its precursor, nan authorities would person prevented schools that person national costs from permitting transgender women successful female sports.

The measure was subsequently voted upon and passed on statement lines by a separator of 219 to 203. 

Congresswoman Craig attempted to sprout down nan measure and voted against it. 

On Wednesday, Joe Teirab, Craig's Republican force for this upcoming election, sought to tie a stark opposition betwixt himself and nan incumbent. 

Teirab wrote connected X.com: 'Men shouldn’t compete against women successful sports. Common sense, right?

'It’s a elemental fairness and information issue, and this caller UN study shows that hundreds of women astir nan world mislaid medals to biologic men.'

The Republican challenger past tried to usage Craig's ain words against her. 

'But @AngieCraigMN voted against nan "Protect Women's Sports Act," calling nan effort "transphobic," "bigoted," and "hateful". 

'So to nan immense mostly of Americans and Minnesotans who judge men shouldn't compete against women successful sports, are you @AngieCraigMN calling them transphobic, bigoted, and hateful?'

Teirab is acold from nan only 1 who feels that transgender women shouldn't compete successful female sports. 

In August, a group of female assemblage swimmers testified earlier nan Georgia Senate astir their antagonistic acquisition competing against a transgender athlete. They besides revealed that they had to stock a locker room pinch them.

Payton McNabb, a female precocious schoolhouse volleyball player, has besides spoken retired astir nan risks transgender athletes airs to women and girls.

In 2022, McNabb suffered a traumatic encephalon wounded and partial paralysis aft a transgender competitor spiked a shot into her head.

She has been a vocal protagonist of nan USA Powerlifting relation successful its effort to support sex-specific leagues earlier nan Minnesota Supreme Court. McNabb has drawn connected her acquisition arsenic a cautionary tale.

'I was partially paralyzed erstwhile a male, who identified arsenic a female, spiked nan shot astatine my head,' she said successful a caller property merchandise soon aft filing an amicus little pinch nan court.

'Women simply cannot hole for that type of playing environment. It cannot beryllium nan lawsuit that nan rule requires that we judge that arsenic nan value of playing women’s sports.' 

DailyMail.com has reached retired to Congresswoman Craig for comment.