The Biden administration’s Title IX new gender rule has been blocked in Tennessee and five more states as of Monday by a U.S. District Judge in Lexington, Kentucky.
District Judge Danny Reeves blocked the implementation of changes to Title IX meant to include gender identity along with 1972 education amendments that protect against discrimination based on one’s sex in schools and colleges. The new protections for LGBTQ+ students, meant to take effect at the start of the new school year on August 1st, were found by Reeves to be unlawful.
An executive order issued by President Joe Biden on March 8th, 2021, paved the way for the Department of Education (DOE) to amend Title IX to include gay and gender confused people. Finalized in April, 2024, the expansion of Title IX made changes in the definition of sex discrimination and sex-based harassment. These changes would make educators responsible for policing student speech and behavior beyond school campuses and onto the internet where students interact in an ever expanding world of social media.
