Florida AG is now targeting an Orlando Irish dance contest. Here’s why

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier took to social media on Monday to announce a new target: an upcoming Irish dance competition in Orlando.

In a release posted to X, Uthmeier claimed that the competition — the North American Irish Dance Championships — allow transgender women to compete in the same category as women.

“Florida law protects fair competition for actual women and girls,” he wrote. “Sex-based categories are rooted in biological reality, not ideology.”

As such, Uthmeier reportedly issued a letter to the Irish Dance Teachers’ Association of North America, which is set to host the event at the Rosen Centre Hotel from July 2 - 7.

In his letter, Uthmeier asserts that allowing transgender women to compete in the women’s category violates legal protections for biological women.

“Holding athletic competitions divided by biological sex protects women from discriminatory treatment,” the letter reads. “Males, after all, possess physical advantages over females, such as greater muscle mass and strength, and those biological advantages confer an obvious competitive edge that warrant sex-based sports categories.”

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Uthmeier ended his letter with a warning: to confirm by Tuesday, June 30, that the organization will not permit men to compete against women in the women’s categories or any future Florida-based competitions.

“Should CLRF and IDTANA refuse to do so, my office will take appropriate action to protect the rights of women in Florida,” he concluded.