Democrat Colin Allred: “I Don’t Support Boys Playing Girls’ Sports.”

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have some salience among voters.Both men have been attacked for supporting the Equality Act, a sweeping bill to prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ people in employment, housing, public accommodations, credit, lending, jury service, and other aspects of life — though it is decidedly silent on athletic participation.Republicans have claimed that prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity will ultimately spread to the world of sports, allowing transgender females to compete on female-designated teams.Additionally, the bill’s provisions for public accommodations would pertain to instances where transgender individuals are barred from accessing facilities like restrooms or locker rooms that align with their gender identity.

Allred has also been attacked for voting against the so-called “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,” which passed the House of Representatives on a party-line 219-203 vote.

If made law, the bill — which has not been voted upon in the Senate — would restrict participation in women’s sports to people assigned women at birth.Schools, leagues, or organizations that allow transgender women and girls to compete on female-designated sports teams could potentially be stripped of federal financial assistance.In his own ad, which serves as a reply to anti-transgender ads being run by Cruz’s campaign, Allred explicitly says he doesn’t want “boys playing girls’ sports.”“Ted Cruz is lying again, but now he’s lying about our children,” Allred says in the ad. “I’m a dad.