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ATLANTA. A group of feminists protesting ahead of the NCAA Women’s Swimming Championships told Fox News they have “gone” with the Democratic Party and believe many others have, too.
“Historically I have been a liberal. I’d say I’m politically homeless right now because I don’t think the Democrats care about women and girls,” one Save Women’s Sports activist told Fox News.
A women’s advocacy group is outside the Georgia Tech Sports Center protesting transgender swimmer Leah Thomas, who has competed in the NCAA women’s swimming and diving championships since Wednesday.
Georgia Tech’s Grad Pride club took part in the protest to show support for trans athletes Leah Thomas and Isak Hoenig. (Fox News Digital)
“Feminism has become as confusing as the term ‘democrat’ itself. It has practically lost all meaning,” Amy E. Souza, one of the leaders of the group and a self-described “radical feminist,” told Fox News.
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“I am a lifelong registered Democrat who ends up feeling politically homeless,” Souza added. “With all of Biden’s elections, I started to feel more and more disenfranchised from the Democrats as a party, and I started to feel more and more like they didn’t represent my beliefs or my views.”
Feminists are protesting the participation of transgender woman Leah Thomas of the University of Pennsylvania in the NCAA Division I swimming and diving championships. (Fox News Digital)
She went on to say that Biden’s executive order to prevent discrimination based on gender identity was “a slap in the face” and “from that moment on, I really didn’t know how to classify myself in a political category.”
Another member of Save Women’s Sports said: “I always voted liberal from 18 to 39. I registered as a Republican in 2020 after two politicians told me they didn’t want my vote because of my stance on women’s and girls’ rights.”
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The group believes in gender-based rights and disagrees with many of the steps taken by Democrats to include biological men in women’s activities.
Transgender woman Leah Thomas (left) of the University of Pennsylvania stands on the podium after winning the 500-yard freestyle as fellow medalists (LR) Emma Veyant, Erica Sullivan and Brooke Ford pose for a photo at the NCAA Women’s Swimming Division and jumping into the water. Championship March 17, 2022 in Atlanta. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
“They wanted to put men in prisons and men on sports teams and my daughter’s school, so I decided I couldn’t be part of this party anymore – which doesn’t even recognize my gender,” the woman continued.
Another woman said she thought many others would leave the Democratic Party because of her stance on women’s issues.
Feminists are protesting the participation of transgender woman Leah Thomas of the University of Pennsylvania in the NCAA Division I swimming and diving championships. (Fox News Digital)
“I know a lot of historically liberal people, especially parents, who felt they needed to get away from the Democratic Party,” she said. “I don’t know who they will vote for in the next election. I think we’re really going to have a lot of people leaving.”