This issue was never just about sports.
It’s actually ultimately about God. Let me explain why.
Scripture tells us in Genesis 1:27 that God created male and female – both in His image. That distinction is not accidental. It reflects God’s wisdom and intentional design.
Women’s sports are a reflection of that. The way women’s bodies are designed and their ability to compete differs from men and that is something to be protected and celebrated.
To protect it means championing fairness.
The fact is that men and women are different — and those differences matter greatly in competition.
As a former female competitive swimmer and ballet dancer, I cannot imagine the deep sense of injustice felt having to compete against a man who is physically stronger and feeling like all your hard work and dedication went to waste. You are left feeling unappreciated and cheated.
When we erase the distinctions between men and women, it’s not progress. It’s loss, and worse yet, rebellion against our natural order.
This is not only about young girls losing podium spots – although that is enough of a loss. But ultimately is comes back to the erasing of women in society.
Fairness is a form of respect. And when we refuse to defend fairness, we communicate something deeper — that women’s unique design can be overlooked.
This Is About Reality — and Dignity
At the heart of this issue is a bigger cultural question: What does it mean to be male or female?
As aforementioned, both are created in the image of God. Both are necessary and valuable.
Although men and women are equal in value, we are not interchangeable, however, and that is the whole point.
Our bodies are not meaningless. They tell a story about who we are and how we were purposed on this earth.
When we deny biological reality, we don’t elevate humanity — we untether it. And the sad part is that women are often the first to bear the cost.
Protecting women’s sports is not about exclusion. It is about honoring the created differences that make fairness possible in the first place.
Compassion and Courage
This conversation requires both compassion and courage.
Compassion, because every person bears God’s image and deserves dignity.
Courage, because truth still matters — even when it’s unpopular.
We can treat people with kindness while also protecting spaces designed specifically for women. Those two commitments are not in conflict.
In fact, defending fairness for women is itself an act of love — for daughters, for future athletes, and for a generation that deserves clarity, not confusion.
The Real Battle
Women’s sports may be where this battle is visible.
But the deeper issue is this:
Will we respect women enough to protect what was created for them?
And will we trust that God’s design for humanity is good?
As we seek to Save Girls’ Sports, it is an act of ministry and worship to our Creator.
It is not political, but spiritual.
It is about our witness as followers of Christ.
We are affirming that women — the way God made them — are worth defending.
Join us today as we work to protect girls’ sports and ultimately, God’s design.
Written by Grace Youngson