President Joe Biden at a meeting with the Council of Science and Technology Advisers at the White House State Dining Room on Tuesday. Photo: Patrick Semansky.
President Joe Biden has introduced a proposal that would allow high schools and colleges to ban some transgender people from playing sports.
This proposal does not allow for a total ban for everyone. transgender athletes, but it allows individuals to be banned on a case-by-case basis.
This will enable elementary schools and universities to restrict the participation of transgender students if their inclusion would undermine «fairness». in competition» or potentially lead to sport-related injuries.
This is the first time the administration is seriously weighing the issue.
The proposed change to the law, known as Title IX, is likely to revive the debate about transgender rights. Across the country, conservative American lawmakers are pushing for transgender women to be banned from high school sports.
The move also marks a departure from the platform on which Biden ran in the 2020 presidential election.
Mr. Biden's LGBTQ+ The policy, which can still be found on his website, states that if elected, he will «restore access to sports for transgender students.»
Under the proposed changes, which must undergo a public comment period, elementary school students will generally be able to participate in school sports according to their gender identity. But for older students, questions of fairness and physical data may arise.
«Every student should be able to have the full American school experience, including sports, without discrimination,» said Miguel Cardona, US Secretary of Education.
«Being on a sports team is an important part of the school experience for students of all ages.»
This rule is expected to be challenged in court.
Court decisions
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to allow West Virginia to enforce a state law banning transgender athletes from participating in women's sports teams in public schools, one of many Republican-backed measures across the country that target LGBTQ rights.< /p>
Alabama and Tennessee, where Republican-led legislatures, have already passed laws barring transgender high school students from playing sports.
“South Dakota will not allow this. We will lead. We will defend our laws. Only girls will play women's sports. President Biden, see you in court,» Christy Noem, Governor of South Dakota, tweeted on Thursday.
South Dakota will not let this stand. We will lead. We will defend our laws. Only girls will play women's sports.
President Biden, see you in court. pic.twitter.com/Irv03aMEp9
– Christy Noem (@KristiNoem) April 6, 2023
Title IX, which requires schools to provide equal opportunity for women in U.S. educational programs, has opened the door to more women in sports.
Among LGBTQ rights groups that expressed skepticism about the announcement was Lambda Legal, which said she was concerned about whether the proposed rule could «adequately address the discrimination that transgender students face due to pervasive bias and ignorance about who they are.»
However, critics say that transgender women who participate in women's sports are often larger and stronger than their cisgender opponents and have an unfair advantage.
Poll shows most Americans oppose the participation of transgender women and girls in women's sports competitions. division.
The news comes as former vocational college swimmer Riley Gaines was physically assaulted after speaking to students about saving women's sports at a Turning Point USA and Leadership Institute event on campus.
On Thursday, Gaines, 23, was forced to barricade herself in a room on the San Francisco State University campus after a video showed her being ambushed by a group of trans rights activists.
A 12-time All-American swimmer Gaines became a national figure when she objected to the participation of trans swimmer Leah Thomas in women's sports.
Thomas, who was born male but made the transition, has dominated women's college swimming since he switched from the men's teams.
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