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Every administration has the authority to issue its own interpretations of the landmark legislation. The last two presidential administrations – including Trump’s first – offer a glimpse at the push-pull involved.
During Trump’s first term, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos issued a Title IX policy in 2020 that narrowed the definition of sexual harassment and required colleges to investigate claims only if they’re reported to certain officials.
Trump officially banned transgenders from competing in Women’s sports 💯🇺🇸👏
The Democrats’ worst nightmare.
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The Biden administration rolled back that policy last April with one of its own that stipulated the rights of LGBTQ+ students would be protected by federal law and provided new safeguards for victims of campus sexual assault. The policy stopped short of explicitly addressing transgender athletes. Still, more than a half-dozen Republican-led states immediately challenged the new rule in court.
“All Trump has to say is, ‘We are going to read the regulation traditionally,'” said Doriane Lambelet Coleman, a professor at Duke Law School.
"My administration will not stand by and watch men beat and batter female athletes."
Trump announces a ban on trans women in female sports and vows to deny visas to 'men fraudulently claiming to be women athletes ahead of the 2028 Olympics.'https://t.co/LpRM8ss3yR
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