Alabama Gov. Ivey signed the "What Is a Woman Act," codifying binary sex definitions and enabling exclusion of transgender people
On February 13, 2025, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed SB79, the "What Is a Woman Act," into law, codifying binary definitions of "sex," "male," "female," "man," and "woman" throughout Alabama law based on reproductive anatomy observed or clinically verified at birth, with no exceptions for intersex people. The law directs that transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals be recorded in state vital-statistics and medical registries according to that assigned sex, and authorizes state and local governments to restrict bathrooms, changing rooms, dormitories, prisons, and other sex-segregated spaces on that basis. The measure, sponsored by Sen. April Weaver, took effect October 1, 2025.