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Jason S. Miyares
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Attorney General Miyares Joins Multistate Coalition, Calls on Biden Administration to Protect Privacy, Safety and Equality for Female Athletes
RICHMOND, Va. – Attorney General Miyares joined nearly 20 attorneys general today in calling on the Biden administration to uphold Title IX protections for women and girls.
On April 13, 2023, the Department of Education went too far by stripping states of their powers and obligations to protect the equality, privacy and safety of women and girls by allowing biological men to participate in women’s sports. Proposed an illegal rule.
In multiple comment letters to the U.S. Department of Education, nearly 24 state attorneys general voiced their opposition to the proposed rule, which would apply long-established definitions of biological sex to sports. He said he was ignoring 50 years of evidence of benefit. . Attorneys General say this ignores fundamental considerations of privacy and impartiality, fails the Department’s mandate to analyze costs and benefits, creates uncertainty in the student movement, and makes it difficult for Title IX to over the past 50 years. threaten the progress that has been made for women and girls over the years. .
“There are genetic differences between biological men and women. It’s just a scientific fact. That’s why we do women’s sports and why Title IX exists, creating an environment where female athletes can thrive, be competitive, and be celebrated. It’s for.” Attorney General Miyares said.. “The federal government is once again overcoming the rights of Congress and states to force all public schools to allow biological boys to play on girls’ teams, threatening the future of women’s sport and ignoring the privacy and safety of
Read the Mississippi letter here
Read the Arkansas letter here
Read the letter to Indiana here
Read the letter to Kansas here
Read the letter to Tennessee here
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