Sen. Tommy Tuberville is calling on coaches, administrators, and athletic directors to stand up for their female athletes forced to compete against men identifying as women.
“Coaches and administrators, stand up for your athletes—or get out of the profession,” the Alabama Republican, a former collegiate football coach, said during a roundtable discussion with advocates for women’s sports in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
Three female GOP lawmakers joined Tuberville at the Capitol Hill event—Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama, Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, and Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi. Members of the Independent Women’s Forum were also at the table, including University of Pennsylvania swimmer Paula Scanlan, former Oberlin College lacrosse coach Kim Russell, and Cady Mullens, the mother of an NCAA athlete who spoke out about a male joining her team.
