Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is continuing his efforts to protect women as Congress considers landmark legislation on the future of college sports.
Joining with more than a dozen other attorneys general, General Coleman is urging House and Senate leadership to maintain necessary protections for women’s privacy, safety and opportunities in S.4668, the Protect College Sports Act of 2026, before the bill heads to the President’s desk.
“Men don’t belong in women’s sports—period,” Coleman said. “As the Attorney General and a father of two daughters, it’s my duty to keep men off women’s playing fields and out of their locker rooms.”
In the letter, the attorneys general write: "Republican State Attorneys General have fought tirelessly to close all loopholes that allow men to participate in women’s sports, and we have prevailed in the courts. Twenty-seven states currently have laws that prohibit males from playing on women’s sports teams. It would be a grave disservice to the people of those states if we do not make clear that they, through their legislatures, remain empowered to enact and enforce such laws."
“To protect college sports, you have to protect women’s sports,” the attorneys general continue. “As Attorneys General, we have vigorously defended fairness in women’s sports and have successfully stood up for women’s opportunities, privacy, and safety. We understand this is a challenging problem, and we ask that you speak clearly to ensure that we can continue to enforce state laws that prohibit biological males from competing in female sports."
Coleman joined the Mississippi and Louisiana-led the letter, along with attorneys general from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota and Utah.
Read the letter here.
Coleman has long championed protecting women’s sports. In 2024, he successfully led a coalition of his fellow AGs all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court to block the Biden Administration’s Title IX regulations. After President Trump was reelected, Coleman was invited to the White House to meet the U.S. Attorney General and discuss collaborations to protect women student-athletes. He also joined a multi-state coalition urging the NCAA to restore titles, awards and records to female athletes who competed against transgender competitors.
Attorney General Russell Coleman provides an update on legal action aimed at protecting families from online predatory businesses at the Faith and Public Policy Forum hosted bybthe Kentucky Baptist Convention. (Kentucky Today/Robin Cornetet)
