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Title IX

Judge scraps Biden’s Title IX rules, reversing expansion of protections for LGBTQ+ students

Collin Binkley, AP

January 10, 2025

In a decision issued Thursday, U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves scrapped the entire 1,500-page regulation after deciding it was “fatally” tainted by legal shortcomings.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: anti-lgbt legislaton, Associated Press, lgbt, lgbtq, Title IX

An upcoming ruling will determine whether Tennessee’s anti-trans ‘bathroom bill’ stays in place this school year

Marianna Bacallao

May 29, 2024

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Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is suing to defend Tennessee’s ban on transgender students using the bathroom that aligns with their gender.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: anti-lgbt, anti-lgbt legislaton, Attorney General, discrimination, Jonathan Skrmetti, lgbtq, Tennessee Attorney General, Title IX, transgender

Tennessee sues over federal rule enshrining protections for transgender students

Marianna Bacallao

April 30, 2024

Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined five other states Tuesday in seeking to block the new regulations before they take effect in August.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Attorney General, discrimination, Jonathan Skrmetti, lgbtq, Tennessee Attorney General, Title IX, transgender

Tennessee’s new AG plans to pick up his predecessor’s fight against Biden administration’s LGBTQ protections

Paige Pfleger

September 30, 2022

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Title IX protects students from sex discrimination. The U.S. Department of Education wants to redefine ‘sex’ to include gender identity — which would add more protections for LGBTQ students.  

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Attorney General, discrimination, lgbtq, Tennessee Attorney General, Title IX, transgender

Tennessee lawmakers push to end protections for LGBTQ students in state universities, as federal court case continues

Marianna Bacallao

August 31, 2022

ETSU Pride Chalk Walk

The move comes after a federal court temporarily blocked new guidelines by the Biden Administration, which solidified LGBTQ inclusion under Title IX protections.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: lgbt, lgbtq, Title IX

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