Transgender legal scholars and advocates say they were relieved to see the Biden administration extend some protections for transgender students’ sports participation at a time when bans are being enacted by multiple states.
But they say they remain cautious about the effect on high school and college sports.
For two years, the U.S. Department of Education has held listening sessions and gone through tens of thousands of public comments that gave input on how to amend Title IX regulations on transgender athletes’ competition in sports, from primary school to college.
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