Biden administration changes Title IX protections
The new rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but don't give a federal answer to the question of trans athletes competing in sports.
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The new rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but don't give a federal answer to the question of trans athletes competing in sports.
The new rules also broaden the interpretation of Title IX to cover pregnant, gay and transgender students. They do not address whether schools can ban trans athletes from women's and girls' teams.
The administration had planned to include a new policy forbidding schools from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes.
The new rules also broaden the interpretation of Title IX to cover pregnant, gay and transgender students. They do not address whether schools can ban trans athletes from women's and girls' teams.
The rights of LGBTQ+ students will be protected by federal law and victims of campus sexual assault will gain new safeguards under rules finalized Friday by the Biden administration.