Biden's Title IX Rewrite Violated Civil Rights and Is Rightfully Dead
Source: Breccan F. Thies. "Biden's Trans-Crazed Effort To Distort Title IX Is Finally Dead." May 28, 2026. thefederalist.com
The Gist
The author argues that Biden's changes to Title IX were wrong because they forced schools to let biological boys into girls' bathrooms and made it too easy to punish college students accused of sexual harassment without fair trials. Now that these rules are gone, women's rights and fair legal processes are properly protected again.
Conclusion
The Biden administration's Title IX rewrite was harmful and its termination represents a victory for civil rights and proper legal process
Premises
- The Biden Title IX rewrite forced schools to allow biological males into female-only spaces like restrooms and locker rooms
- This policy put girls and women at physical risk, including documented cases of sexual assault by boys claiming to be girls
- The rewrite stripped due process rights from college students accused of sexual harassment by lowering burden of proof and limiting defense capabilities
- The Biden administration illegally redefined 'sex' in civil rights law based on employment discrimination precedent that doesn't apply to education
- The Trump administration's restoration of 2020 rules provides proper protections for both accusers and accused while maintaining high evidentiary standards
Assumptions
- Biological sex is a meaningful and legally relevant category that should determine access to sex-segregated spaces
- Title IX was originally intended to protect biological females, not transgender individuals
- Due process rights are fundamental and should not be compromised even in sexual harassment cases
- The Bostock employment discrimination ruling should not extend to educational civil rights contexts
- Physical safety concerns about males in female spaces are legitimate and evidence-based