Title IX and the Debate Over Transgender Participation in High School Sports

October 2, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) has recently drawn attention to the issue of transgender participation in high school athletics. Tuberville presented documents showing that 122,000 transgender individuals competed in high school sports last year. This figure has sparked a renewed conversation about fairness and the future of gender-based protections in athletics.

According to Tuberville, the growing number of transgender athletes raises concerns about the integrity of women's sports. He argues that the participation of transgender individuals-specifically those assigned male at birth-in female sports divisions is not being taken seriously enough by some lawmakers. Democrats, he says, have dismissed the issue, asserting that men competing in women's sports "isn't a big deal."

However, Tuberville strongly disagrees with this characterization, stating,

"122 THOUSAND transgender individuals competed in high school sports last year," Sen. Tuberville said on X. "Sounds like a pretty big deal to me."

He emphasizes the need to take action, calling for the permanent restoration of Title IX protections to maintain the separation between men's and women's sports.

Title IX, enacted in 1972, was designed to ensure equal opportunities for women in education and athletics. The ongoing debate centers on how best to uphold these protections while considering the inclusion of transgender students. Tuberville's remarks highlight a perspective that prioritizes the preservation of women's sports and calls for policy changes to address current concerns.

Tuberville is a sponsor of legislation to define gender as the sex that God and biology assigned one at birth – not the one you (with the help of your doctor and big pharmaceutical companies) choose on a whim.

"We must PERMANENTLY restore Title IX protections and KEEP MEN OUT OF WOMEN'S SPORTS," Tuberville stated.

Democrats in Congress – cowed by big money donors in the LGBTQ community – disagree and are using the filibuster to stymie Senator Tuberville's common sense legislation.

Alabama has already banned experimental transgender surgeries on children citing that their immaturity prevents them from giving informed consent – the same way that the law protects children from being able to lease an automobile or get a payday loan. Radicals within the Biden administration attempted to challenge the Alabama law in court and withhold Title IX funds from the state of Alabama if the state did not allow boys who claim to be transgender to compete in girl's sports.

Tuberville is a 2026 candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Alabama.

(AI contributed to this report.)

To comment or ask a question email brandonmreporter@gmail.com