Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation Tuesday that prohibits transgender women from participating on female sports teams in college.
The state had previously banned transgender athletes from participating in female youth sports from grades K-12. Under the law, students are prohibited from playing under a different gender identity even after undergoing hormone treatment. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Alabama prohibits trans women from participating in female college sports. "Look, if you are a biological male, you are not going to be competing in women’s and girls' sports in Alabama.
It’s about fairness, plain and simple," Ivey said in a statement. The movement for the college regulations began in April when legislation advanced in the middle of the month.
The K-12 ban was put in place in 2021. "Forcing women to compete against biological men would reverse decades of progress that women have made for equal opportunity in athletics," Republican Rep.