Alabama House committee aims to ban transgender women from female college sports teams

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Transgender women in Alabama would be prohibited from joining female sports teams in college, under legislation advanced Wednesday by a legislative committee.

The Alabama House Education Policy Committee approved legislation that would extend a 2021 ban on transgender athletes in K-12 sports teams to include college teams. The bill states that sports teams "designated for females, women, or girls shall not be open to a biological male." Similarly, a "biological female" would also not be allowed to participate on teams for boys and men. The legislation now moves to the full Alabama House of Representatives.

Supporters said transgender women have an unfair advantage in competition, while opponents argue the bills are rooted in discrimination and fear. At least 19 other states have now imposed restrictions on transgender athletes.

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Alabama is one of 20 states that have restricted transgender athletes from joining certain sports teams. The state is considering a bill that would extend a 2021 ban on transgender athletes in K-12 sports teams to include college teams.

"Forcing women to compete against biological men would reverse decades of progress that women have made for equal opportunity in athletics," Republican Rep. Susan DuBose, the bill’s sponsor told the committee. Dubose said "no amount of hormone therapy can undo all those advantages" of being born male.

Jeff Walker, an Auburn father who spoke against the legislation during a public hearing, said the bill targets a "pretend problem." He challenged lawmakers to show an instance