Congress addresses Title Nine The landmark 1972 law bars discrimination based on sex, but lately transgender people have been trying to use it to allow males into female restrooms, locker rooms and onto female sports teams. Now Republicans in Congress are moving to address the problem, advancing a bill that would clearly define male and […]
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Congress addresses Title Nine
Congress addresses Title Nine
The landmark 1972 law bars discrimination based on sex, but lately transgender people have been trying to use it to allow males into female restrooms, locker rooms and onto female sports teams. Now Republicans in Congress are moving to address the problem, advancing a bill that would clearly define male and female for purposes of interpreting Title Nine. The legislation has reached the House floor — if passed it would go next to the Senate.