Virginia's Girls Safe From Grotesque Changes To Title IX

Virginia girls owe Attorney General Jason Miyares a debt of gratitude.

Because he joined five other attorneys general in heading to federal court to challenge the Biden Administration’s grotesque changes to Title IX from taking effect in Virginia, safe spaces for girls in schools will be protected.

Despite the best efforts of woke ideologues in the Biden Administration, Virginia’s females will not have to compete with males nor will they be forced to undress with them in locker rooms.

Frankly, it’s stunning that it took a court order to restore common sense in education and sports.

On Monday Chief Judge Danny Reeves of the U.S. District Court of Eastern Kentucky ruled in favor of women and against the trans community’s attempts to invade female safe spaces.

The ruling prevents the U.S. Department of Education from “implementing, enacting, enforcing, or taking any action to enforce the Final Rule, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance,” which was set to begin Aug. 1.

In his opinion, the federal judge wrote that “the Department of Education seeks to derail deeply rooted law” that was created in 1972 when Title IX was enacted.

“At bottom, the Department would turn Title IX on its head by redefining ‘sex’ to include ‘gender identity.’ But ‘sex’ and ‘gender identity’ do not mean the same thing. The Department’s interpretation conflicts with the plain language of Title IX and therefore exceeds its authority to promulgate regulations under that statute.”

Reeves’ ruling applies to the six states whose attorneys general were parties to the suit: Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia and West Virginia.

Just last week another federal judge issued a similar ruling in Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana and Idaho.

Gov. Sarah Sanders of Arkansas recently signed an executive order preventing biological men from competing in women sports and New Hampshire’s state legislature just passed a law preventing trans athletes from competing in grades 5-12.

There are at least five remaining federal lawsuits challenging the Biden administration’s sweeping changes. to Title IX.

It’s clear that the whack jobs tinkering with Title IX - a measure designed to PROTECT girls - have gone too far and are being stopped piecemeal across the country.

Virginia is fortunate to be included in the first wave of court decisions.

Shortly after the ruling Miyares took to X:

“I’m pleased to announce that a court has stopped the Biden Administration's unlawful Title IX regulations from going into effect in Virginia. The Biden Administration’s latest power grab would jeopardize half a century of landmark protections for women, violate the First Amendment, and ignore the clear text of the Title IX law passed by Congress. The rule should have never been issued in the first place.”

We’re waiting now to hear Virginia’s Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner cheer the decision. After all, they constantly blather around how they support women’s rights.

Nevertheless, this is a huge victory for Virginia’s girls.