The Biden administration's new Title IX regulations come amid a nationwide wave of Republican-led efforts to marginalize LGBTQ+ youth.
"If they are discriminating against students on the basis of gender, they could be jeopardizing their funding."cites people familiar with a draft text of the proposed Title IX regulation that would expand the definition of"discrimination on the basis of sex" to include"discrimination on the basis of sex stereotypes, sex-related characteristics , pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
David Hinojosa, director of the Educational Opportunities Project at the nonprofit Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, told the"States accept federal moneys and agree not to discriminate on the basis of race, sex, etc., under federal laws including Title IX," he said."If they are discriminating against students on the basis of gender, they could be jeopardizing their funding.
Title IX is the 1972 law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity. Last June, the Department of Education
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