FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 19, 2024
Contact: Laura Macklem
[email protected]
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION WEAKENS TITLE IX PROTECTIONS FOR WOMEN
NC Values Executive Director Tami Fitzgerald made a statement today regarding the Biden Administration’s changes to Title IX which were announced this morning:
“The Biden Administration is at it again. This time, through regulations, bureaucrats have altered Title IX to advance its woke agenda at the expense of parents, students and teachers. The changes redefine ‘sex’ to include ‘gender identity’ and ‘sexual orientation.’ In time, through additional regulation and complicit activist judges, the long-championed protections for women will be obliterated.
“While deferring to another pending rule addressing sports teams or living facilities directly, the regulations set the stage for the inevitable collapse of Title IX’s protection for female athletes and female privacy. Under the regulations’ new definition of ‘sex’ and the redefinition of a ‘hostile environment harassment,’ school personnel could be forced to use ‘preferred names and pronouns.’ In the name of safety, information about their child’s transgender status could be withheld from parents.
“Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 was enacted to advance opportunities for women in education and athletics. Millions of women, in both academics and sports, have benefited from this law. NC Values will continue to fight for females, teachers and parents through elections, policy and the courts.”
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