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Protect College Sports, Too

Indiana Family Institute has been working to advance HB 1041, a bill which would simply protect opportunities for female athletes. The bill passed the House, but it is missing a crucial element.

The legislation no longer protects women in college athletics, and it’s vital that we include this protection in the bill. These crucial protections were removed during committee.

Studies show that even after testosterone suppression therapy, transgender “women” still retain a physical advantage over biological women. As a result, numerous opportunities for scholarships, victories, and awards have been unjustly taken from female athletes.

Women are in danger of being eradicated from their own sports. Many college athletes have spent most of their lives working tirelessly to achieve success in their sport, and they are being forced to watch men steal their rightfully earned spots. Women deserve better than to have their hard work undermined by a competitor with an unfair biological advantage.

We must maintain a level playing field for all women and keep dangerous identity politics from hindering their success. God simply made men and women biologically different.

HB 1041 includes protections for sports up to, but not including, college athletics. College sports protections must be put back in this bill.

In the face of injustice, we have a duty to speak up. As Plato wrote in The Republic, “The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”

Please contact your state legislators using this link and be a voice for female college athletes in Indiana.

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What Would Happen if Liberals Were in Power

Rep. Sue Errington (D-Muncie) recently introduced HB 1047, and although the bill likely won’t even advance out of committee, it’s a reminder about what would happen in Indiana if radical liberals were in power.

The bill would require that “comprehensive sexual education” be presented to students in grades 5-12 and requires the inclusion of discussions about gender and sexual orientation. The bill defines comprehensive sex-ed as “instruction in human development, sexuality, reproduction, abstinence, anatomy, physiology, consent, contraceptives and condoms, the prevention of pregnancy and STDs, health relationships, and healthy communication skills. Sexual health education must be inclusive of all sexual orientations and gender identities.”

For years, progressives have been trying to revamp sexual education in schools in order to influence children with dangerous ideologies and take away control from parents. This bill was their latest attempt – and thank God they don’t have the numbers to pass it.

HB 1047 would have required students in fifth grade to be exposed to sex-ed. It should be up to parents alone to decide when their child is ready and mature enough to be educated on sexuality, but this bill clearly neglects the notion of parental rights.

Furthermore, it would have required students to be exposed to four more rounds of sex education before they reach twelfth grade. Sexual education is not appropriate for young, immature children in grade school that are easily influenced. How and when a child learns about sex should be left to parents and families to decide. Sex-ed is not the responsibility of the school system.

Schools have absolutely no business indoctrinating students with complex subjects like “gender identity” and sexual orientation. These challenging conversations should be left to the parents to discuss with their children when they feel they have reached the proper maturity level to appropriately process information regarding LGBTQ ideas.

Decisions regarding how to instruct children with regard to sex-ed should be left to the parents alone. Parents know their children best. Only they are capable of making the decision of when to bring these topics up with their children. Parents will also know the best way to present the information to their children.

Parents have the right to decide how to educate their children and how to present particular ideas within a biblical, Christian context.

HB 1047 is a telling indicator of what education would look like if radical liberals were in power here in Indiana. It’s why we have to keep working to defend fundamental principles of parental rights and a biblical worldview.

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SUPPORT HB 1122: Create Safe Zones for Kids

Summary:
Prohibits sexually oriented businesses from operating within one thousand feet of property occupied by a childcare center, public or private school principally attended by students under eighteen years of age, YMCA, Boys and Girls Club facility, public swimming pool, playground open to the public, youth sports facility, or children’s amusement establishment. Allows businesses until June 30, 2025 to comply with the legislation. Allows the attorney general, county prosecuting attorney, local government unit, or resident of the county in which a violation of this law occurs to bring an action to enforce violation in a circuit or superior court in the county.

Analysis:
The sex culture has become more and more prominent in the United States. It is more important now than ever that we ensure our children’s innocence is protected from exposure to obscene and sexually explicit materials. House Bill 1122 supports this goal by prohibiting sexually oriented businesses from operating near areas where children are typically present. Additionally, the bill empowers local community members to hold businesses accountable who violate this proposed legislation. The bill does this by allowing community members to file suit in the circuit or superior court where the violation occurs.

Conclusion: It is imperative the Indiana General Assembly pass House Bill 1122 to protect Hoosier children from undue sexual influence and exposure to explicit materials.

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SUPPORT HB 1097: Keep Schools and Libraries Safe for Kids

Summary:
Removes the defense to prosecution for dissemination of matter or conducting a performance harmful to minors that the matter was disseminated or displayed to or that the performance was performed before the recipient by a bona fide school, museum, or public library that qualifies for certain property tax exemptions, or by an employee of such a school, museum, or public library acting within the scope of the employee’s employment

Analysis:
In current Indiana Code, it is illegal to give children pornographic material. However, it is perfectly legal for a school or library employee to hand a child pornographic material due to an exemption currently found in Indiana Code. This bill repeals that exemption. Minors should not be exposed to pornography, nor should they have easy access to it through tax dollar funded institutions.

Conclusion:
It is critical the Indiana General Assembly pass this legislation in order to protect the innocence of Hoosier children. No one should be allowed to supply children with pornographic material simply because they work for a public library or school.

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OPPOSE HB 1065: Stop Useless Regulation

Summary:
Provides that the state health data center shall maintain statistics concerning race and ethnicity, sex, primary language, and disability status. (Under current law, the center is required to maintain statistics concerning gender and ethnicity.) Requires the center to adopt and implement the data collection standards established by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Provides that a health care professional and a community health worker must complete two hours of cultural awareness and competence training every two years. Establishes training requirements.

Analysis:
Liberals are trying to worm their philosophies into every possible sphere of influence. House Bill 1065 is a prime example of this trend. To illustrate, the bill requires health care professionals and community health workers to complete two hours of ‘cultural awareness and competence training.’ While this training may sound harmless at face value, it is actually a trojan horse for progressive ideals. For example, the bill requires this training to include instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity. These LGBTQ principles and ideals are irrelevant to a health care workers ability to carry out their responsibilities and duties properly and efficiently. This bill is simply another liberal attempt to inject progressive philosophies into American’s everyday lives.

Conclusion:
The Indiana General Assembly should defeat this bill, as it does nothing to benefit or improve the State of Indiana. In fact, the bill is regressive in nature, as it forces liberal ideals on a certain class of individuals based on their profession. Liberals should not have the ability to project their beliefs onto health care professionals in the name of ‘cultural awareness’ and ‘competence.’ The ideals presented in this bill have nothing to do with cultural awareness or competence and thus the bill should be defeated.

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