HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES BUILD ON TRUMP ORDER TO CODIFY MALE & FEMALE DEFINITIONS
Legislation Seeks to Counter Radical Left-Wing Ideology and Enshrine Biological Sex in Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has joined U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) in introducing legislation that would establish the legal definitions of male, female, and sex to ensure they reflect biological reality.
The Defining Male and Female Act of 2025 would codify President Trump’s Executive Order, “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” which affirmed that sex is determined at contraception based on reproductive cell size, and mandates that the federal government adhere to this biological distinction.
“By affirming biological truth, we defend fairness in sports, safeguard women and children, and uphold the principles of Title IX as Congress intended,” Senator Hyde-Smith said. “Because the other side spent four years pretending boys were girls, it’s time to restore common sense once and for all by establishing clear, legal, and biologically-accurate definitions of male and female.”
“The Democrats’ radical transgender agenda is dangerous and wrong. We shouldn’t need legislation to tell us the basic reality that there are only two sexes, but here we are,” Senator Marshall said. “I’m thankful President Trump has made this a top priority and signed an Executive Order on his first day in office recognizing that there are only two sexes. Congress must ensure this historic action is written into law by passing the Defining Male and Female Act.”
The Defining Male and Female Act of 2025 would:
- Determine that the definition of male and female is based on the biological sex determined at conception, characterized by the reproductive system’s ability to produce either eggs or sperm.
- Uphold the right of women and girls to access sex-segregated sports and scholarships.
- Ensure the separation of sex-specific facilities, including restrooms, locker rooms, dormitories, prisons, and shelters for survivors of sexual assault.
Additional original cosponsors include U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.). U.S. Representative Mary Miller (R-Ill.) introduced a House companion measure.
Earlier this month, Hyde-Smith chided Senate Democrats for filibustering the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (S.9), legislation that would ensure Title IX provisions treat gender as “recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.” It would also ban recipients of federal funding from operating, sponsoring, or facilitating athletic programs that permit a male to participate in a women’s sporting event.
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