If New Yorkers have heard anything about the proposed amendment to the state constitution on the ballot called Proposal 1, it’s that it would protect abortion rights, in a state that already firmly enshrines them and has no plans to reverse course.
Suspiciously absent from the public debate is the long list of other extreme consequences should Prop 1 be ratified. Among the “rights” granted by Prop 1 are for men to have access to women’s spaces and compete in female sports competitions.
Brave women have come forward to share their experiences with inappropriate behavior from males allowed into swim meet locker rooms and prisons. In each of these situations, the universities, athletic associations, and government leaders in charge of overseeing prison populations decided to prioritize respecting the feelings of men who claim to self-identify as women over the rights of women in these spaces.
The reality is that important differences between the sexes not only exist, but must be recognized and respected in order for women and girls to enjoy the privacy, opportunity, and even basic safety to which they are entitled. Prop 1 will make acting on this simple truth—that men and women are equal, but not the same or interchangeable—unconstitutional in the state of New York.
Activists are hoping voters don’t read Prop 1 very closely and fall for a misleading bait-and-switch that eviscerates women’s opportunity and safety in single-sex spaces, all in the name of vague notions of “equality” not borne out by its language.
New York voters should read the language and consequences of Prop 1 carefully for themselves and prove them wrong.
New Yorkers must say #NoOnProp1 TODAY!
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For the sake of the equal rights of over 10 million females in New York, together we must Say No to Prop 1.
Sincerely,
Aundrea Amine
Chapter Leader
Independent Women’s Network’s New York City Chapter
Regan Otto
Co-Chapter Leader
Independent Women’s Network’s New York City Chapter
Chapter Leader
Independent Women’s Network’s Brooklyn Chapter