https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/20-gop-led-states-sue-biden-administration-title-ix-rules-lgbtq-studen-rcna151247Quote
Title IX was originally enacted in 1972 to prevent sex-based discrimination and sexual harassment in educational programs and activities funded by the federal government.
The lawsuits follow the Education Department’s expansion of Title IX federal civil rights rules last month, which will now include anti-discrimination protections for students on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Among other provisions, the new rules would prohibit schools from barring transgender students from using bathrooms, changing facilities and pronouns that correspond with their gender identities.
“The interpretation of the Biden administration is completely inconsistent with the statute and the way it’s been interpreted for decades,” Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said at a news conference Tuesday alongside Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey.
Title IX states:
No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
Heard about this from the Lost Debate podcast, the co-host described it as:
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Under the new interpretations, gender identity constitutes sex in the context of title IX, so that if a trans-woman wishes to participate in an activity that is exclusionary for men, and is told she cannot participate because she is trans, she could sue the school. Or if a professor refuses to use a person's chosen pronouns, that could be grounds to sue the school.
Pard has really been lacking on trans threads lately, so any hot takes on the matter?