Kansas Republican Sen. Roger Marshall is set to introduce a bill on Wednesday that would codify President Donald Trump’s executive order by defining “male” and “female” solely on biological terms. According to a copy of the bill shared with The Daily Wire, Marshall’s proposal seeks to “establish clear and consistent biological definitions of male and female.” This move aligns with Trump’s day-one executive order, which established an official government policy recognizing only two sexes based on biological criteria.
“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,” Marshall exclusively told The Daily Wire. “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 bill defines “male” as a “person belonging, at conception, to the biological sex characterized by a reproductive system with the biological function of producing sperm” and female as a “person belonging, at conception, to the sex characterized by a reproductive system with the biological function of producing eggs (ova).” A man is then defined as an “adult human male” and a woman as an “adult human female.”
Marshall’s legislation would clarify that “gender identity” cannot replace sex. “‘Gender identity’ means an identity that reflects an internal and subjective sense of self, disconnected from biological reality and sex and existing on an indeterminate continuum, and, because such an identity does not provide a meaningful basis for identification for purposes of Federal law, the term shall not be recognized by the Federal Government as a replacement for sex,” the legislation says.
The Daily Wire also said that Illinois GOP Rep. Mary Miller is also expected to introduce a companion measure in the House. “Now more than ever, we must unite to uphold the truth and biological reality established by God that there are only two sexes,” she told the outlet. “I am proud to stand alongside Senator Marshall in introducing the House companion to the Defining Male and Female Act to ensure our nation upholds common sense and puts an end to the Left’s dangerous and extreme sexual fantasies.”
