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The Michele Tafoya Podcast

Title IX is Still In Trouble

The Michele Tafoya Podcast

Salem Podcast Network

News, Politics, News Commentary, Society & Culture

2.4590 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Sia LiiLii forfeited NCAA Women’s Division I volleyball matches because she thought it was unfair to play against a team that included a male.  She has become a powerhouse in the fight for fairness in women’s sports.  Jennifer Sey is the CEO of XX-XY Athletics.  She has been a warrior for keeping men out of women’s sports for years.  They both join Michele to discuss Trump’s executive order and the NCAA’s response.

Sia LiiLii is @SiaLiiLii on X @s.yeaah on Instagram

Jennifer Sey is @JenniferSey on XXX-XY Athletics is xx_xyathletics on X

https://www.xx-xyathletics.com/ 

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0:00.0

These female athletes just need to work harder.

0:16.0

And not blame others for their lack of success.

0:20.9

As the captain, Steveia is very much responsible for these boycotts, which would cost our team a playoff did.

0:28.4

Guess we'll see how Cia handles all that pressure tonight.

0:52.5

I'll see how Cia handles all that spot online. It's getting a lot of traction.

0:58.7

And it was put together by XXXY Athletics CEO Jennifer Say, who's become a good friend of mine.

1:02.4

She will be our next guest, along with one of the stars of that ad,

1:07.2

Sia Lihi Lihi, who was on the volleyball team at Nevada.

1:10.9

And they said, we're not going to play against San Jose State because they have a male playing on their team, a biological male who is a trans woman playing on their team. We're not

1:17.2

going to play those games. So they forfeited a lot of games. They put themselves in a very

1:22.1

tenuous position, but that leadership paid off. It's, folks, this movement is, is, it's in part of the story arc.

1:31.8

We've had men competing against women. We've had people saying this isn't fair. Now we have a

1:36.9

president writing an executive order and we have the NCAA saying, okay, we'll go along with what

1:41.6

the president says, but are they really? This thing isn't over.

1:45.3

This thing isn't over.

1:46.8

And I'm thrilled to have Sia and Jen say with us next.

1:51.0

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