Attorney General Ken Paxton also filed suit to block the rules protecting gender identity and sexual orientation. The confrontation represents the latest...
WASHINGTON — Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday the state will ignore new federal regulations that require government-funded schools to protect gender identity under rules prohibiting sex discrimination.said in a letter to President Joe Biden
The Biden administration’s Title IX regulations also rolled back Trump administration policies requiring live hearings when students are accused of sexual misconduct.Paul Castillo, senior counsel with Lambda Legal, a legal advocacy group for LGBTQ issues, disagreed with Paxton and Abbott’s description of the new rules as an aggressive overhaul of Title IX protections.
He also argued the new rules include ambiguous definitions of gender identity and sexual orientation, lack objective standards and would protect those with “nefarious intentions who are merely seeking access to a schoolgirls’ bathroom or locker room for predatory purposes.”
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