ADF Action

Grateful for this decision, and for all who spoke out with courage and clarity. Let’s work together to fix the bill.

For those asking “how would you edit the Protect College Sports Act to remove the risk to women’s sports?” . . . this is it. ⬇️ This is all @ADFLegal is asking Senators to add. A few words—most of which are single letters and numbers. Just a small change that would have a big impact for women and girls. This edit would tighten the language against efforts by activist judges to misinterpret the bill’s intent: addressing issues in college sports without preempting state laws that keep men out of women’s sports. Our team has been quietly asking the sponsors for this edit for weeks. But when our fix was ignored and the bill scheduled for a Senate vote, we felt a duty to speak up. Because our first loyalty is to the female athletes we’ve been representing in courtrooms and legislatures for nearly a decade. Athletes like @Riley_Gaines_, who knows all too well how little the NCAA cares about women’s privacy, fairness, and opportunity. Athletes like Madi Kenyon, who was forced to race against a male in women’s collegiate track. Athletes like Adaleia Cross, who stopped playing women’s high school sports after being bumped from competition and sexually harassed by a male on her team. The Protect College Sports Act is a massive bill delving into the minutiae of college sports—from NIL agreements to coach transfers to the suggested date for the college football championship. Surely we can spare a few words to safeguard the progress we’ve made for Riley, Madi, Adaleia, and all the young women coming after them.

🚨 URGENT: The current version of the Protect College Sports Act could jeopardize women’s sports. Every Senator who cares about women’s equal opportunity should act immediately to clarify that this bill does not preempt state laws protecting girls’ sports. There is a simple fix available: ensure the preemption of state laws is narrow. We are living in a moment where lawyers can’t even define what a woman is. There’s no room for ambiguity. Let’s not undo the hard-fought gains or pass permanent legislation that could jeopardize these victories. We are thankful for President Trump’s legacy of protecting women’s sports to date. We don’t want to see it undone. It’s time to keep girls on the field, not sideline them again.