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A federal law, Title IX, makes it illegal for schools to discriminate against students because of their sex ― which means that girls have the same right to play as boys.

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Don’t Bench Trans Kids

NWLC Leads Nearly 60 Groups in Support of Trans Inclusion in School Sports

Happy Belated Birthday, Brittney Griner

NWLC Responds to Biden Administration’s NPRM on Title IX’s 50th Anniversary

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The Battle For Gender Equity In Athletics In Elementary And Secondary Schools

The Battle for Gender Equity in Athletics in Colleges and Universities

Quick Facts About Title IX and Athletics

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Fulfilling Title IX’s Promise: Let Transgender and Intersex Students Play

Title IX at 50: A Report by the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education

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NWLC Urges Tennessee Governor to Veto Harmful Anti-Transgender Athletics Bill

NWLC Files Amicus Brief Supporting University of Arizona Student Survivor of Sex-Based Violence

Finishing Last: Girls of Color and School Sports Opportunities

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NWLC Submits Testimony Opposing Iowa’s Anti-Transgender Athletics Bill (2022)

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NWLC Submits Testimony Opposing South Dakota’s Anti-Transgender Athletics Bill (2022)

National Women’s Law Center Litigation Highlights – 2021

Dear NCAA, It’s Not Too Late to Let Trans & Intersex Students Play!

NWLC Files Amicus Brief Supporting Trans-Inclusive Student Athletic Policy

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NWLC Leads Second Circuit Amicus Brief in Support of Trans-Inclusive Athletic Policies

Title IX Prohibits Michigan State University from Eliminating Its Women’s Varsity Swim and Diving Team

NWLC Files Sixth Circuit Amicus Brief in Support of MSU’s Women’s Swim and Diving Team

Trans Women and Girls Belong: Why the Mississippi Fairness Act Fails All of Us

New National Campaign Advocates for Urgent Passage of the Equality Act

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NWLC and 24 Women’s Rights and Gender Justice Organizations Urge South Dakota Governor to Veto Harmful Anti-Transgender Athletics Bill

NWLC Submits Testimony Opposing South Dakota’s Anti-Transgender Athletics Bill (2021)