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Education Department rescinds Biden-era Title IX LGBTQ interpretation

newsSep 28, 202617999

The U.S. Education Department announced Monday that it has formally rescinded the Biden-era Title IX interpretation that had extended sex‑based discrimination protections to students on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The withdrawal removes the federal guidance that school sex‑discrimination protections covered LGBTQ students, a change critics called a devastating rollback of protections and said would leave LGBTQ students without the previously asserted federal safeguard. Supporters of the change have framed the shift around protecting women's sports, while advocates for survivors and LGBTQ groups warned the move could be used to target transgender students, according to coverage and public commentary. Several posts and reports noted that state laws such as New York’s can still protect LGBTQ students regardless of the federal change. The decision drew immediate public backlash from LGBTQ advocates and some elected officials and is likely to shift where families and schools must rely on state law rather than the withdrawn federal interpretation.

Alejandra Caraballo
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The entire motto of this administration towards LGBTQ youth is "fuck them kids." thehill.com/homenews/edu...

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