Julia Beck, a self-described radical lesbian feminist and theformer law and policy co-chair of Baltimore’s LGBTQ Commission, testifiedbefore the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday during their hearing for H.R. 5, the Equality Act.
The Equality Act would amend virtually all current federal lawscovering employment, housing, credit, education, public spaces and services,federally funded programs, and jury service to include sexual orientation andgender identity among the prohibited categories of discrimination orsegregation in places of public accommodation.
The Equality Act also expands the scope of what the Civil RightsAct of 1964 considers “public accommodation” to include almost any businessthat serves the public.
Beck revealed the truth about what would happen should H.R. 5become law.
“This would eliminate women and girls as a coherent legalcategory worthy of civil rights protections. There is no way to tell if someoneis lying about being transgender,” Beck said.
“Male rapists will go to women’s prisons and will likely assault female inmates. This has already happened in the U.K.,” she added.
“Female survivors of rape will be unable to contest male presence in shelters. Men will dominate women’s sports. Girls who would have taken first place will be denied scholastic opportunity. Women who use male pronouns to talk about men may be arrested, fined, and banned from social media platforms. Girls will stay home from school when they have their periods to avoid harassment by boys in mixed-sex toilets. Girls and women will no longer have a right to ask for female medical staff or intimate care providers, including elderly or disabled women, who are at serious risk for sexual abuse,” Beck stated.
“Everything I just listed is already happening, and it’s onlygoing to get worse if gender identity is recognized in federal law. I urge myfellow Democrats to wake up. Please acknowledge biological reality.”
Beck is not wrong. It is happening and it is unfair to women.
Watch the entire hearing below:
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