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Tuberville Calls Transgenderism a Mental Disease in Alabama

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC · How we work

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Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) urged returning mental institutions for transgender individuals.
He displayed a poster reading “Transgenderism Is a Mental Disease” and a pregnant-man emoji.
Tuberville called doctors treating trans patients malpractice and called supportive parents child abusers.
The Alabama Trans Rights Coalition condemned his remarks as ignoring state issues and scientific gender consensus.
In January 2025 he reintroduced a federal ban on trans women and girls participating in sports.

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Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) urged returning mental institutions for transgender individuals.
He displayed a poster reading “Transgenderism Is a Mental Disease” and a pregnant-man emoji.
Tuberville called doctors treating trans patients malpractice and called supportive parents child abusers.
The Alabama Trans Rights Coalition condemned his remarks as ignoring state issues and scientific gender consensus.
In January 2025 he reintroduced a federal ban on trans women and girls participating in sports.