Witness tells House Education panel bill aims to protect female spaces, cites Title IX

A witness told the House Committee on Education and the Workforce that a bill under consideration is not about sexual orientation but about protecting female spaces, and invoked federal civil-rights protections when explaining the proposal.

"This bill is not about being gay and lesbian," the Witness said. "This is about protecting female spaces. Men should not be allowed in female spaces." The Witness also said, "Title IX must protect the safety and dignity of women and girls." These remarks framed the witness's argument that the measure is meant to preserve opportunities for women.

During the exchange a Committee member interrupted and repeatedly sought to "reclaim" time. The Committee member said, "Reclaiming my time," and later repeated, "My time," indicating a procedural dispute over questioning and time allocation. The contest over time was the only procedural action recorded in the supplied segments; no formal motion or vote is recorded in the transcript provided.

The witness also asserted that "Women lose opportunities because of the trans agenda," a claim that was not directly challenged or answered in the excerpted record. The short transcript includes a partial utterance by the witness, "We must tell," that was not completed in the supplied segments and therefore is recorded as incomplete in the official record.

The hearing continued with procedural back-and-forth over time; the transcript does not include any final action, vote tally, or formal directive on the bill in these segments.