Title IX, a landmark federal civil rights law passed on June 23, 1972, guarantees all students – no matter their gender – equal opportunities in schools.

The law was created to address longstanding disparities in education that harm women and girls, many of which still continue today, including rampant sexual harassment, inequitable athletic facilities, uniforms, and equipment for women and girls sports teams, pregnant students being pushed out of school, and underrepresentation in certain educational fields. Yet, since the beginning of his second term, President Trump and his administration have prioritized weaponizing Title IX as a tool to harm transgender women and girls and unraveled existing protections, while utterly ignoring actual, ongoing sex discrimination in education.

All students deserve to have the freedom to learn and be themselves without fear of harassment or discrimination, and the administration’s current misuse of Title IX hurts all students.
The law was intended to ensure schools are more inclusive and equitable so that all students can succeed — this includes students who are LGBTQIA+, pregnant, parents, athletes, and survivors of sex-based harassment.

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