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Biden Administration Expands Title IX Protections to Include LGBTQ+ Students

HeadlineApr 22, 2024

The Biden administration has updated Title IX rules, codifying the rights of transgender students and undoing some of the Trump-era rollbacks to the landmark civil rights law. The new rules expand sex discrimination and harassment to include LGBTQ discrimination as Republicans around the country escalate attacks on transgender children. The new rules also increase protections for pregnant people and survivors of sexual assault in schools.

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