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Win for Women's Sports/Rights ~ Judge rules against Biden in Title IX rules change

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According to Wikipedia:

Title IX is a landmark federal civil rights law in the United States that was enacted as part of the Education Amendments of 1972. It prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or any other education program that receives funding from the federal government.

But according to some folks inside our government that has been expanded to include all sorts of things.

A federal judge seems to be rolling it back to his understanding of its original intent.

As a coach, who has seen biological women compete against biological men who identify as women, I hope this ruling is eventually expanded as it only covers his region. But it sets up a higher court challenge.



‘Abuse of power’: Federal judge blocks Biden’s Title IX overhaul

Breccan F. ThiesJune 14, 2024 3:37 pm
A federal judge in Louisiana has blocked the Biden administration’s Title IX overhaul for four states, calling the rewrite a “threat to democracy” and an “abuse of power.”
U.S. District Court Judge Terry Doughty issued a preliminary injunction Thursday to the Biden administration’s new Title IX rules, which changed the definition of sex to include “gender identity,” which many critics argue will result in the shuttering of sex-specific spaces such as restrooms in schools.
“This case demonstrates the abuse of power by executive federal agencies in the rulemaking process,” Doughty wrote. “The separation of powers and system of checks and balances exist in this country for a reason.”
The judge said the phrase “gender discrimination” was limited to biological males and females when Title IX was enacted and that the expansive changes to the definition of sex sought by the Biden administration were inadmissible, writing the law “was written and intended to protect biological women from discrimination.”
He also determined that the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, which expanded the definition of sex discrimination to include claims of transgender identity in Title VII employment law, does not apply to Title IX. The Biden administration has been relying on the reasoning in Bostock to expand definitions of sex across federal law, and there currently exists a split at the federal circuit court level as to whether it can apply to Title IX.
“This is a big win for women’s rights. This decision will keep young women and girls protected from dangerous situations, just as Title IX has done for decades,” Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, a Republican, said in a statement. “In issuing the rule, President Biden abandoned scientific reality, put women’s rights at risk, and overstepped his authority.”
Montana joined Louisiana in its challenge to the new rule, along with Idaho and Mississippi.
The lawsuit, which includes counsel from the Defense of Freedom Institute, was the first in the country to challenge the Title IX overhaul, but more than two dozen states have pending lawsuits challenging the rules. Bob Eitel, president and co-founder of the Defense of Freedom Institute, said in a statement that he anticipates other courts will come to the same conclusion as Doughty. . .

STORY CONTINUES AT THE Washington Examiner LINK ABOVE^^^​
 
Just digging up an old thread to add a bit of context.

Boys do not belong in girls athletics.

I risk my jobs as a coach for Purdue University and the University of Illinois/Chicago Campus by posting things like this. But I can tell you that real girls, those with actual DNA that proves they are not men, are very much against facing biological males in sports. Girls vs Girls is a fair fight. It comes down to training and skills. But a real girl vs a biological male is a lopsided match. My real girls are simultaneously very vocal (to me) about these match ups and also afraid (publicly) to state the fact that these boy vs girl match ups are simply unfair.

I have too much experience, and I'm a too old to care about the consequences, to say anything but the truth. I will, and do, happily coach anyone, including known transgender students, because I will coach anyone who loves to learn and compete. But male-to-female transgenders have a biological advantage that is difficult for females to overcome. It is a simple statement of fact.

‘Not Going To Teach Science?’: Furious Parents Rip School Board For Letting Male Athlete Compete On Girls Team

Andrew PowellDecember 20, 2024 3:18 PM ET
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 14: Victoria Garces (31), Zariel Macchia (12) and Elizabeth Leachman (21) lead the girls race during the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships on December 14, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kirby Lee/Getty Images)

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California parents are starting to rebel!
The Riverside Unified School District (RUSD) in California has been getting a lot of attention recently after a biological male was allowed to be on the girls’ cross-country team, and Thursday night brought us another development, as parents absolutely ripped the school board to shreds.
If you don’t remember how this whole thing sparked up, this is the same school district that laid down punishment on Martin Luther King High School students because they were sporting shirts that said “Save Women’s Sports,” claiming that they were responsible for a hostile environment. They also allegedly said that the shirts were no better than having a swastika on. Yeah, really.
According to Fox News Digital, the school actually gave up on their mission of handing down discipline to students for wearing the shirts around Dec. 11, but that didn’t stop parents from laying into the board over everything that’s happened.(RELATED: Nearly Every SJSU Teammate Of Male Volleyball Player Blaire Fleming Enters Transfer Portal)
One parent in particular hammered the board by highlighting the fact that the science textbooks used by the district themselves teaches that males and females have genetic differences, which was a brilliant move if I do say so myself.
“This is what you did to students who wore the shirt I’m wearing tonight, for claiming a biological fact that’s in your textbook, that’s part of your curriculum. Are we going to put tape on the textbooks next? Is that what’s going to happen, we’re not going to teach science?” asked the mother.
“You are denying biological facts . . . STORY CONTINUES at THE DAILY CALLER link above ^^^
 
And if anyone is stupid enough to argue, here is a nice scholarly study that compares things like muscle mass, strength, etc that will basically tell you to shut the f*** up about 'equity' and 'fairness' and will set you straight.

If you care to argue with it, contact the National Library of Medicine.



But just a TINY portion of the report, for the people who love to argue, just so they can choke on facts:



Debate has surrounded whether the participation of trans women in female sporting categories is fair, specifically the retained male physiological advantage due to increased testosterone compared to cisgender females. Recently, individual sporting organisations have been investigating and assessing policies regarding trans women athlete participation in female categories, resulting in several banning participation. This review aims to discuss the scientific evidence and provide appropriate guidance for the inclusion of trans women in elite competitive female fencing categories.
Fencing is an intermittent sport, where competitions can span 1 to 3 days. The lunge is the most common movement used to attack opponents, where a successful hit relies on the speed of the action. Male puberty induced increased circulating testosterone promotes a greater stature, cardiovascular function, muscle mass, and strength compared to cisgender females, culminating in a ~12–40% sport performance advantage.
Elite cisgender male fencers perform significantly higher, ~17–30%, jump heights and leg power measures compared to elite cisgender female fencers, resulting in faster lunges.
Trans women receiving androgen-suppression therapy for 12 months showed significant reductions in strength, lean body mass, and muscle surface area, but even after 36 months, the measurements of these three indices remained above those for cisgender females. Previous male muscle mass and strength can be retained through continuation of resistance training.
The literature reviewed shows that there is a retained physiological advantage for trans women who have undergone male puberty when participating in the elite competitive female fencing category. A proposed solution of an open or third gender category for elite fencing competition promotes fair competition, while allowing trans women to compete in their chosen sport.
 
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