The Washington Examiner reports:
A group of 22 Republican senators called on the Biden administration on Monday to withdraw recently proposed rule changes to Title IX that could prevent states from enforcing bans on transgender athletes competing in sports that don’t correspond to their biological sex at birth.
The Education Department’s proposed rule would allow schools to ban transgender students or nonbinary students from participating in sports on a case-by-case basis. Led by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), the group slammed the administration’s proposal, calling it a “political agenda which completely ignores science.”
Read the full article. The Biden administration’s case-by-case proposal has earned strong pushback from LGBTQ advocates.
Today, I led a group of over 20 senators in rebuking the Biden admin’s proposed changes to Title IX.
I dedicated my career to being a coach and mentor to our young people. Female athletes deserve the same opportunities as male athletes. https://t.co/mkWKZyisrt
— Coach Tommy Tuberville (@SenTuberville) May 15, 2023