Days before a Biden rule against anti-LGBTQ+ bias takes effect, judges are narrowing its reach

AP ^ | 25 July 2024 | JOHN HANNA

[blueplum]

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — New federal court rulings are narrowing the Biden administration’s enforcement of a rule for protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination and allowing critics to limit it even further school by school.

A federal judge in Missouri blocked enforcement of the rule in six additional states, bringing the total to 21. The decision Wednesday from Senior U.S. District Judge Rodney Sipple, an appointee of President Bill Clinton, applies in Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. It comes just a week before the rule is to take effect....

The various federal judges’ rulings block the rule at least through the trials of the states’ lawsuits, but they have concluded the states are likely to show that the Department of Education exceeded the authority granted by Title IX. Sipple and Broomes also said the rule likely violates the free speech rights of staff, student and staff who don’t recognize transgender students’ gender identities.

“The Court also considers the fact that the regulations currently in effect have essentially ‘been unchanged for approximately 50 years. Therefore, it would be of relatively little harm to others to maintain the status quo,’” Sipple wrote in his decision, quoting Broomes’ July 2 decision....

[blueplum]

the new rulings have the potential to affect tens of thousands of schools across America

[Jonty30]

It will be used to persecute Christians.

[ronnie raygun]

More demoralization by or government, this is what they live for, they have completely abandoned the American people

[Leep]

It’s a queer thing.

[Bob434]

[[a rule for protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination and allowing critics to limit it even further school by school]]

Which discriminates against anyone who opposes special privileges for lgbtq

[Salman]

However the case comes out, the answer for ordinary citizens is the same -- If you have children, keep them out of public schools.

I understand that is not always so easy, but the alternative is to entrust your children to castrators.

[Liz]

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