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Senate Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2025 - 2026
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | January 22, 2025 11:54 AM |
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| From: | Senator Doug Mastriano |
| To: | All Senate members |
| Subject: | Two Gender Protection Memo |
| In the near future, I will introduce legislation that will mirror the Presidents executive Order that will "defend women’s rights and protect freedom of conscience by using clear and accurate language and policies that recognize women are biologically female, and men are biologically male." My proposal will require the Pennsylvania State government to use the term “sex” instead of “gender,” and will require that all state government-issued identification documents, accurately reflect the holder’s biological sex as identified at birth. Across the country, ideologues who deny the biological reality of sex have increasingly employed legal and other socially coercive measures that allow men to self-identify as women. This access to intimate single-sex spaces and activities designed for women, including domestic abuse shelters and workplace showers, poses a serious threat to women’s safety and well-being. "Efforts to eradicate the biological reality of sex fundamentally attack women by depriving them of their dignity, safety, and well-being." "The erasure of biological sex in language and policy has had a corrosive and divisive impact on the validity of the entire American system". Basing Commonwealth policy on truth and actual science is critical to public safety, morale, and trust in government itself. Women must feel secure in bathrooms, locker rooms, schools, and other areas designated for them, including women’s sports. I firmly believe it is essential to “Follow the Science” which clearly states that biological sex is determined by X and Y chromosomes. Females have two XX chromosomes and males have an X and Y. Additionally, my legislation will prevent taxpayer funds from being used for gender-transition health care. Also, it will ensure that “privacy in intimate spaces” by designating that single-sex spaces, such as prisons and rape shelters, are based on biological sex and not the socially constructed term “gender identity”. Lastly, my legislation will permit state institutions, schools, and other state-funded locations, should they choose to do so, the ability to provide “gender neutral” bathrooms and changing areas, ensuring they are completely private and separate from single-sex spaces. I invite you to join me in co-sponsoring this vital legislation, ensuring that our mothers, wives, daughters, and granddaughters can once again feel safe and secure in their private spaces. If you have any questions, please contact Donald Beishl ( dbeishl@pasen.gov) or Aaron Bashir ( abashir@pasen.gov) in my office. |
Introduced as SB213