Title IX revision changes definition of "sex"
Today the US Department of Education and the Biden Administration released its overhaul of Title IX, the law that is supposed to protect students from sex discrimination. The revised law redefines sex and includes new protections for LGBTQ persons and changes the way sexual harassment and assault claims are handled on campuses. This law applies to colleges, elementary, middle, and high schools that receive federal funding.
The revision clarifies that sex discrimination “includes discrimination on the basis of sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity.”
Alliance Defending Freedom announced its opposition when the changes were announced in 2022 for the following reasons:
Lacks legal authority: It is illegal for the Secretary of Education, an unelected bureaucrat, to rewrite federal law without Congress’ authority. Further, redefining “sex discrimination” is not authorized by Title IX’s text or U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
Hurts female athletes: The proposed rule will undermine fairness in women’s sports and diminish women’s privacy and safety.
Undermines parental rights: By redefining “sex” to encompass “gender identity,” the Department of Education wrongly seeks to compel schools to treat students as whatever sex they prefer—without parents’ knowledge or consent. Additionally, the proposed rule would undermine parents’ authority to make vital decisions regarding their child’s emotional, mental, or physical health by giving that right to school staff instead.
Harms unborn children and women: The proposed rule will harm unborn human lives and women by imposing broad abortion mandates, and it will harm children and adults who struggle with gender dysphoria by coercing doctors to perform dangerous and life-altering medical procedures, even if doing so violates their conscience or religious beliefs.
Violates freedoms of speech and religion: The proposed rule threatens to censor and compel speech by forcing students and professors at public universities to use pronouns and titles that are inconsistent with a person’s sex.
The Department of Education and the Biden Administration are completely disconnected from truth and reality. The democrats do not care about “women’s rights.” These revisions protect a man’s ability to be in women’s private spaces and will undoubtedly, cause great harm to many girls and women.
Stand up for women and girls. Stop voting for democrats (and any republicans) that go along with the lie that anyone can be a woman. Remove your children from federally funded schools.
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