Transgender bill banning men from participating in women’s sports to gain voting rights in new GOP-led Senate
FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala.is reintroducing a measure to prevent men’s biological participation in women’s and women’s sports in the new Republican-led Senate, and with leadership approval, is expected to win a vote.
The Women and Girls in Sports Protection Act has been a longtime crusade for the Alabama Republican, who originally introduced it in 2023.
The measure would hold which Title IX addresses gender as “recognized solely on the basis of a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth” and does not adapt it to apply to gender identity.
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Senator Tommy Tuberville has led efforts to protect women and girls’ sports for years. (Getty Images)
Tuberville’s legislation would prohibit federal funding from going toward athletic programs that allow biological males to participate in women’s and girls’ sports.
This would apply to biological men and boys who identify as a transgender person and strive to participate in events and leagues for women and girls.
“President Trump ran on the issue of saving women’s sports and won in a landslide,” the senator said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “70% of Americans agree—men have no place in women’s sports or locker rooms. I’ve said many times that I think Title IX is one of the best things to come out of Washington. But in the last few years, it’s been destroyed.”
“While I’m glad the Biden administration ultimately overturned the proposed rule, Congress must make sure this never happens again. I’m welcoming my first granddaughter this spring, and I won’t stop fighting until her fair competition rights are protected. I hope every one of my colleague will join me in advocating for our daughters, nieces and grandchildren by voting for this critical bill.”
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The protection of women and women’s sports has become a burning issue. (Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images)
The measure is supported by 23 Republican senators, including Sens. James Risch and Mike Crapo of Idaho, Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Thom Tillis and Ted Budd of North Carolina, Shelley Moore Capito, RW.Va., Kevin Cramer , RN.D., Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker of Mississippi, Tom Cotton, R-Ark., James Lankford, R-Okla., Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy of Montane, Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Mike Lee, R-Utah, John Kennedy, R-La., John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, Katie Britt, R-Ala., and Pete Ricketts, R-Neb.
According to Tuberville’s office, he is working closely with President-elect Donald Trump to ensure fair competition under his administration.
With the new Senate under the authority of Majority Leader John Thune, RS.D., Tuberville’s bill received the appropriate blessing to move forward. The vote on this measure could come as early as the end of the week.
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Sen John Thune (AP Photo/Susan Walsh/File)
Democrats will be forced to publicly address the issue of transgenderism, which managed to raise its head during the 2024 presidential election and receive resistance from Americans at the ballot box. One of the most memorable ads from the Trump campaign claimed: “Kamala is for them; President Trump is for you.”
Last month, the Biden administration withdrew a proposed change to Title IX rules in a failed move after a long battle to adjust the policy.
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Biden sought to include gender identity protections. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta/File)
During his tenure, the administration sought to expand the definition of gender discrimination to include both sexual orientation and gender identity to protect LGBTQ students.
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The proposal met with an inordinate level of opposition and delayed plans to implement the new rule.
Additionally, Biden’s effort has been dogged by legal challenges. A U.S. district judge struck down his rule change in several states over the summer.
