“If the Good Lord made you a boy, you’re a boy. And if He made you a girl, you’re a girl,” Ivey said in a press release. “In Alabama, we believe there are two genders: Male and female. There is nothing complicated or controversial about it.

Governor Kay Ivey signed Senate Bill 79, commonly referred to as the “What is a Woman” bill, on Thursday afternoon. Gov. Ivey issued the following statement on the bill: “If the Good Lord made you a boy,

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBMA) — Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill defining terms like male, female, and sex in state law. Before being passed in the Alabama House of Representatives Wednesday, lawmakers were limited to 10 minutes of debate on the controversial piece of legislation, which some view as anti-transgender.

The Alabama legislation was approved as more Republican-led states look to enact laws defining men and women. Nine states have similar laws, and several others are pushing to enact more laws this year following President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring there are two sexes and rejecting the idea that people can transition to another gender.

Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey will sign the What is a Woman Act later Thursday, Fox News has learned – the bill will codify sex-at-birth into law.