By TIM BARTO
Wednesday was National Girls and Women in Sports Day, a day to celebrate female athletes and tout the success of Title IX, the 1972 federal civil rights law that guarantees fair access to sports for females.
In the 50-plus years since Title IX was instituted, participation in sports among high school girls increased over 1,000%, and over 600% among college women.
Those statistics define success, but the Biden-Harris Administration sought to undo the very premise of Title IX by allowing males who act like females to compete in girls’ and women’s sports competitions. President Donald Trump, keeping a campaign promise, signed an Executive Order to righted the ship and put the kibosh on the extremely misguided and woke attack on female athletes.
President Trump didn’t stop there. He vowed to investigate violations of this new provision, a threat he backed up with a warning that violators will risk federal funding. He also said he will pressure the Olympic Committee to ban “trans athletes,” and he tasked Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem to reject visa applications made by men attempting to compete as women in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Trump used this issue effectively during his recent campaign, calling out Biden-Harris for their abandonment of women athletes. When the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 came up for a vote in the U.S. House of Representative in January, all the Republicans voted for it and were joined by two brave and conscientious Democrats.
The unanimous Republican support included, of course, Alaska’s Congressman Nick Begich, who replaced Mary Peltola.
When a similar bill was before the House of Representatives during Peltola’s tenure in office, she voted against it – and against supporting true female athletes.
The bill is now in the hands of the U.S. Senate, which will have to muster 60 votes to send it to the president to make it law. With a slim Republican majority (53-47), it will take more than a handful of courageous Democrats to garner enough votes to send it to the president.
Elected officials and the state and federal levels should be aware of how this issue is trending, as public support for this issue is strong and growing stronger.
Twenty seven states have laws or regulations that ban boys and men competing as girls and women. Alaska is one of them, as the Alaska School Activities Association and State Board of Education voted to limit female sports to true females, but the regulation needs to be made law.
Last May, Eagle River Representative Jamie Allard successfully pushed her Save Girls’ Sports bill through the Alaska House. It was not acted upon by the Senate, but Allard has already introduced the bill (HB40) again this session. While it may be difficult to get it to a vote in a house run by Democrats and two registered Republicans, it will be a chance for Alaskan voters to see if their elected legislators support women’s rights or the demands of cultural extremism.
Tim Barto is a regular contributor to Must Read Alaska, and is vice president of Alaska Family Council, a policy advocacy organization that focuses on social issues such as Saving Girls’ Sports.
And Yet(!) … absolutely crickets from Daddy’s Little Princess!
She just can’t seem to congratulate DJT’s courage – common sense.
Specifically, who does she really represent and what are her values?
Clearly, she only represents her inner circle and unhinged emotions!
Maybe(?), she’s busy scrubbing her name – association w/ USAID?
Long past time to issue DIVORCE PAPERS, recall her now!
We need to thank Riley Gaines. She was the one who started the movement and really put her neck on the line. She was chastised by mainstream media and was held hostage at a Liberal university. A true hero.