Nebraska’s Stand with Women Act Opposed by Faith Leaders – The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator

Over 100 faith leaders in Nebraska authored a joint letter to oppose the “Stand with Women Act,” a proposed bill that will keep transgender ideology out of sports and private spaces. 

“As Nebraska religious leaders, we affirm the rights and dignity of transgender Nebraskans,” the faith leaders stated in a joint letter that was published today in the Omaha World-Herald. “All children deserve the same experiences of joy, friendship, and confidence that sports teams can provide. All human beings deserve to be treated with respect and given access to such basic decencies as being allowed to use a bathroom.” (WATCH: The Spectacle P.M. Ep. 131: Colorado Transgender Bill Is Too Radical to Believe) 

Omaha’s Progressive Clergy Action Network held a press conference today to discuss the bill, one day prior to the state legislature’s debate. Opponents of the bill attended the conference, and many of those in attendance were the faith leaders who signed the letter. 

“As a people of faith, we cannot remain silent in the face of such legislation,” Rev. Juniper Meadows (one of the signees) said at the event. Meadows is an ordained minister at the Second Unitarian Church of Omaha and identifies as a transgender woman. “As people of faith, we are taught that the diversity of creation is not a flaw, it is a blessing. Love transcends boundaries, binaries, and borders. Justice means more than equal treatment — it means equity, inclusion, and safety for all,” Meadows continued. 

The bill, LB89, was introduced in January by Nebraska Senator Kathleen Kauth at the request of Gov. Jim Pillen. It maintains that the terms “boy,” “girl,” “man,” and “woman” are to be defined by biological sex. LB89 will prohibit schools in Nebraska from allowing men to participate in women’s sports and use women’s restrooms. The bill also protects against the influence of transgender ideology in Nebraska’s state agencies. 

“LB89 is about protecting women in their athletics, protecting them from their private areas like bathrooms, locker rooms, making sure their opportunities remain their opportunities, so for athletic competitions or even grants that are set aside for women should be for women,” Kouth told Nebraska TV. 

For the bill to advance, Kouth noted that it needs 33 votes to pass. (RELATED: Our Two Main Parties Are Non-Christian but Only One Is Demonic) 

The bill expands on the “Women’s Bill of Rights” executive order signed by Pillen in Aug. 2023, to declare that a person’s biological sex is defined at birth. “It is my duty to protect our kids and women’s athletics, which means providing single-sex spaces for women’s sports, bathrooms, and changing rooms,” Pillen said in a statement.