Apr 7, 2023 02:28 AM
US would bar full ban on trans athletes but allow exceptions
https://apnews.com/article/trans-athlete...osition_03
INTRO: Schools and colleges across the U.S. would be forbidden from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes under a proposal released Thursday by the Biden administration, but teams could create some limits in certain cases — for example, to ensure fairness.
The proposed rule sends a political counterpunch toward a wave of Republican-led states that have sought to ban trans athletes from competing in school sports that align with their gender identities. If finalized, the proposal would become enshrined as a provision of Title IX, the landmark gender-equity legislation enacted in 1972.
It must undergo a lengthy approval process, however, and it’s almost certain to face challenges. While opponents sharply criticized the proposal, some advocates for transgender athletes were concerned that it did not go far enough.
The proposal comes on the same day that the Supreme Court said a 12-year-old transgender girl in West Virginia can continue competing on her middle school track and cross-country teams while legal battles over the state’s transgender law continue. The law bans transgender athletes from female teams... (MORE - details)
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Feds, Florida headed for collision on transgender athlete rules for school sports
https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-po...ool-sport/
INTRO: A Biden administration proposal that would set new regulations for transgender athlete eligibility in school sports is likely to brush up against a Florida law that bars transgender girls and women from participating in female scholastic sports. And Florida’s top education official is already vowing to fight the proposed changes “tooth and nail.”
The proposed rule change would forbid schools from enacting outright bans on all transgender students from athletic teams that are consistent with their gender identities but would offer schools some flexibility when considering “fairness in competition” and other exceptions.
A violation of the rule would be a violation of Title IX, the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination at education institutions that receive federal funding in primary, secondary and higher education.
In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis has championed a ban on transgender athletes as a way to protect the integrity of women’s and girls’ sports. The law, enacted in 2021, prohibits an athlete from competing in school-sponsored girls’ and women’s sports if the athlete was not assigned the female gender at birth.
Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, a Hialeah Republican, called the proposed Title IX rule changes an “overreach.”
“This is a sad, pathetic attempt from a completely inept administration to force their woke worldview on the rest of us. Since Joe Biden can’t get Congress or the Supreme Court to rubber-stamp his radical gender ideology, he’s resorted to bullying America’s students through the federal bureaucracy. Good luck – this won’t fly in Florida,” Diaz said in a statement Thursday.
Diaz added that the state will “never allow boys to play in girls’ sports.”
“We will fight this overreach tooth and nail,” Diaz said. “And we will stop at nothing to uphold the protections afforded women under Title IX." (MORE - details)
https://apnews.com/article/trans-athlete...osition_03
INTRO: Schools and colleges across the U.S. would be forbidden from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes under a proposal released Thursday by the Biden administration, but teams could create some limits in certain cases — for example, to ensure fairness.
The proposed rule sends a political counterpunch toward a wave of Republican-led states that have sought to ban trans athletes from competing in school sports that align with their gender identities. If finalized, the proposal would become enshrined as a provision of Title IX, the landmark gender-equity legislation enacted in 1972.
It must undergo a lengthy approval process, however, and it’s almost certain to face challenges. While opponents sharply criticized the proposal, some advocates for transgender athletes were concerned that it did not go far enough.
The proposal comes on the same day that the Supreme Court said a 12-year-old transgender girl in West Virginia can continue competing on her middle school track and cross-country teams while legal battles over the state’s transgender law continue. The law bans transgender athletes from female teams... (MORE - details)
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Feds, Florida headed for collision on transgender athlete rules for school sports
https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-po...ool-sport/
INTRO: A Biden administration proposal that would set new regulations for transgender athlete eligibility in school sports is likely to brush up against a Florida law that bars transgender girls and women from participating in female scholastic sports. And Florida’s top education official is already vowing to fight the proposed changes “tooth and nail.”
The proposed rule change would forbid schools from enacting outright bans on all transgender students from athletic teams that are consistent with their gender identities but would offer schools some flexibility when considering “fairness in competition” and other exceptions.
A violation of the rule would be a violation of Title IX, the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination at education institutions that receive federal funding in primary, secondary and higher education.
In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis has championed a ban on transgender athletes as a way to protect the integrity of women’s and girls’ sports. The law, enacted in 2021, prohibits an athlete from competing in school-sponsored girls’ and women’s sports if the athlete was not assigned the female gender at birth.
Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, a Hialeah Republican, called the proposed Title IX rule changes an “overreach.”
“This is a sad, pathetic attempt from a completely inept administration to force their woke worldview on the rest of us. Since Joe Biden can’t get Congress or the Supreme Court to rubber-stamp his radical gender ideology, he’s resorted to bullying America’s students through the federal bureaucracy. Good luck – this won’t fly in Florida,” Diaz said in a statement Thursday.
Diaz added that the state will “never allow boys to play in girls’ sports.”
“We will fight this overreach tooth and nail,” Diaz said. “And we will stop at nothing to uphold the protections afforded women under Title IX." (MORE - details)