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Biden Proposes Expanding Title IX to Protect Trans Students

HeadlineJun 24, 2022

Thursday marked the 50th anniversary of Title IX, a 1972 federal law barring discrimination on the basis of sex in any school that accepts federal funding. The Biden administration marked the anniversary by proposing to expand protections under Title IX to transgender students. The National Women’s Law Center praised the move but called on the White House to protect trans student athletes, as well.

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