Federal judge orders USDA to unfreeze funds to Maine
The funds had been initially withheld following President Trump's clash with Maine Gov. Janet Mills over the issue of transgender athletes.
Title IX
Trump signs order that seeks to ban transgender athletes from women's sports
President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at preventing transgender athletes from competing in women's sports. It's the latest in a series of actions focused on "gender ideology."
Supreme Court blocks Biden administration rules against sex discrimination in schools
The court’s action effectively bars the federal government from enforcing any portion of its new anti-discrimination rules while legal challenges are litigated in the lower courts.
Biden administration adds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students, assault victims
The new rules also broaden the interpretation of Title IX to cover pregnant, gay and transgender students. They do not address whether schools can ban trans athletes from women's and girls' teams.
Civil rights group says North Carolina public schools harming LGBTQ+ students, violating federal law
A civil rights group has filed a complaint with federal departments alleging North Carolina's public schools are systematically marginalizing LGBTQ+ youth as two new laws are being carried out. The Asheville-based Campaign for Southern Equality filed the complaint Tuesday against the State Board of Education and Department of Public Instruction.
As hazing lawsuits mount against Northwestern, experts hope for a shift in attitudes
With allegations of hazing within several sports programs at Northwestern University, experts say that other U.S. universities should use this time to change their own cultures.
The sports world is still built for men. This elite runner wants to change that
Champion distance runner Lauren Fleshman says too many coaches assume — falsely — that what works for male athletes also benefits female athletes. Her memoir is Good for a Girl.
'Peanuts,' one of the world's most popular cartoons, pushed for Title IX in the 1970s
Peanuts was a place where female athletes saw their presence on the playing field explicitly supported.
Biden's Title IX reforms would roll back Trump-era rules, expand victim protections
The administration proposed an overhaul of regulations to expand protections for LGBTQI+ students and require schools to respond to all sexual discrimination complaints.
Biden Begins Process To Undo Trump Administration's Title IX Rules
Biden's effort to change the way cases of sexual assault and harassment are handled by schools is drawing both cheers and fears. The move comes less than a year after Trump enacted the rules.