David Pollack: 'Women's sports is not a transfer portal for mediocre male athletes'
David Pollack took to social media to speak out against allowing transgender athletes to compete in female sports aligning with their gender identity.
The Georgia football legend and former ESPN analyst posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Thursday a photoshopped image of him holding a sign that says: "WOMEN'S SPORTS IS NOT A TRANSFER PORTAL FOR MEDIOCRE MALE ATHLETES WHO COMPETE AS WOMEN. #SaveWomensSports"
He added in the post: "If you're a #GirlDad, there is no way you want your babygirl (sic) competing against men. It isn't fair, nor is it physically and mentally healthy."
Pollack is an assistant football coach at North Oconee High where his son Nicolas is a freshman. The three-time All-American defensive end at Georgia and first-round NFL pick by the Cincinnati Bengals was part of ESPN’s layoffs this summer after he spent more than a decade on the popular Saturday morning show ESPN College GameDay.
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It is unclear what Pollack's post was specifically in response to, however, the participation of transgender athletes in female sports has been a political talking point in recent years, peaking when swimmer Lia Thomas became the the first openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I national championship in 2022.
In April, the House passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, informally known as the "Save Women's Sports" Act, which would bar schools and colleges that receive federal money from allowing transgender athletes, whose sex assigned at birth is male, to compete in female sports. However, the bill has not passed the Senate and the White House said President Biden would veto it, according to CBS News.
In 2022, the Georgia High School Association voted to change its regulations to limit a student's gender to the sex assigned at birth.
Several other states are considering or have passed legislation related to gender-affirming care and regulations.
WOMEN'S SPORTS IS NOT
A TRANSFER PORTAL FOR
MEDIOCRE MALE ATHLETES
WHO COMPETE AS WOMEN.
If you're a #GirlDad, there is no way you want your babygirl competing against men. It isn't fair, nor is it physically and mentally healthy. #SaveWomensSports pic.twitter.com/yUKWie4FvF— David Pollack (@davidpollack47) November 30, 2023
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