LGBTQ students and their schools at the center of political debate.
Alex Brandon/APannounced by the Biden administration that codify protections for transgender people in schools.
Schools could violate Title IX if a transgender person isn’t allowed to use the bathroom aligned with their gender identity or if they are not referred to by their chosen pronoun, according to senior administration officials. Legal battles are expected to continue to spread across the country in light of the new rules – both in favor of and against trans student protections.
"When you're talking about the rights of people and the right of someone based on their gender identity to enter into women's spaces, all of a sudden that starts taking away opportunities and privacy from women," said Independent Women's Law Center Director May Mailman in an interview with ABC News. Greg Abbott, governor of Texas, during a meeting with Kemi Badenoch, UK business secretary, at Downing Street in London, UK, March 13, 2024.MORE: Trans care restrictions force some families to travel hours, spend hundreds for treatment
There have been 515 anti-LGBTQ bills in state legislatures this year – many of which aimed to restrict trans bathroom use or trans student pronouns and name changes, according to the ACLU.Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders delivers remarks at the statue dedication ceremony for civil rights leader Daisy Bates in Statuary Hall at the Capitol in Washington, DC, May 8, 2024.The Title IX rule change shows LGBTQ youth "that they're important enough to care about and protect," said Martinez.
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