•      "I can’t believe that we’re standing here and having a man tell me what kind of protections I need in sports. This is fear mongering about trans women playing in sports. Are you kidding me?... The discrimination that trans individuals face just trying to live their lives every single day is something beyond what most of us could ever imagine…No trans person is trying to game the system to participate in sports." Source: Rep. Katie Hill (Democrat, California, District 25)

•      "As the number of young people transitioning in elementary junior high and high school increases, we can assume that some of them will want to participate in school athletic programs; indeed, some already are. Currently only a few school sport governing organizations have adopted policies addressing the inclusion of transgender athletes, although many more are beginning to explore the issue and to recognize the need for such policies. Failure to develop informed and fair policies leaves school athletic

programs unprepared to respond to the increased probability that a transgender student will seek to join a school team. The Women’s Sports Foundation supports the right of all athletes, including transgender athletes, to participate in athletic competition that is fair, equitable and respectful to all." Source: Women’s Sports Foundation

•      "Wouldn’t you wanna listen to what the National Women’s Sports Foundation says, what the National Women’s Law Center says, what the United States Olympic and Paralympic committee says, what the international Olympic committee says…let me just be clear contrary to its title this bill does not protect girls and women's sports instead it is a misguided and harmful measure that amounts to no more than a discriminatory attempt to target and exclude an already marginalized group of girls and women who are transgender rather than addressing equity issues that girls and women face in sports." Source: Rep. Pramila Jayapal (Democrat, Washington, District 7)