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The U.S. Supreme Court this week delivered a significant ruling for fairness by upholding laws in West Virginia and Idaho that protect women’s and girls’ sports by maintaining competition based on biological sex. As a mother, former athlete and founder of Save Girls’ Sports Central Coast, I have advocated alongside parents on the Central Coast because allowing biological males in girls’ sports impacts the availability of scholarships, titles, records and the safety of female athletes.
Through my grassroots organization, I have led Title IX resolutions and advocated in San Luis Obispo County for protected locker rooms and athletic categories for biological females. This ruling reaffirms the original intent of Title IX and confirms that states can, and should, preserve women’s sports for biological females.
In contrast, my opponent, incumbent Assemblymember Dawn Addis, has authored legislation such as Assembly Bill 1876, which seeks to redefine “sex” to include gender identity, and supported measures like AB 1955.
On Nov. 3, Central Coast voters face a clear choice regarding these policies. Fairness is not a matter of exclusion; it is a matter of justice. Our daughters deserve a level playing field.
Shannon Kessler
Republican nominee, California State Assembly District 30
Founder, Save Girls’ Sports Central Coast
