U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is calling on National Collegiate Athlete Association (NCAA) president Charlie Baker to clarify its stance on biological males’ participation in female sports.
In February, President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning men from competing in women’s sports. Following the order, the NCAA updated its policy to prevent men from competing in women’s sports.
Tuberville pointed out that, aside from competition, the NCAA’s new policy does not clarify what biological males can access.
In a letter with U.S. Sens. Jim Justice (R-W. Va), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.), Tuberville and his colleagues urged Baker to “clarify that these guarantees do not include access to facilities that would undermine the privacy and safety of female athletes — such as women’s locker rooms or other female-only spaces.”
“In response to President Trump’s order, the National Collegiate Athletic Association updated its student-athlete participation policy to bar biological male students from participating in women’s sports. We commend the NCAA’s quick action to comply with President Trump’s order and write to encourage the NCAA to take additional steps to protect the safety and privacy of female athletes nationwide,” the senators wrote.
“There is an opportunity to clarify that these guarantees do not include access to facilities that would undermine the privacy and safety of female athletes—such as women’s locker rooms or other female-only spaces— which the President’s order made clear should be protected,” they add. “We ask that the NCAA consider adding language to its policy that explicitly bars biological male athletes from female-only spaces and to consider adopting additional privacy protections for women and girls in sports.”
Read the full letter here.
