The so-called Equal Rights Amendment is on the ballot this November in New York, and advocates, including Planned Parenthood, claim it will protect abortion and “LGBTQIA+ people.” On those subjects, it’s a solution in search of a problem. New York legalized elective abortion in 1970, and it has never had a law prohibiting transgender-identifying residents from using their preferred bathrooms, for example.

When it comes to women’s sports, however, the ERA would create problems for women and girls. The Equal Rights Amendment would enshrine gender identity as a protected class, strengthening the rights of transgender athletes to compete in girls’ sports, but it is much worse than that.