"U.S. Department of Education Releases Final Title IX Regulations, Providing Vital Protections Against Sex Discrimination"

When I say "must be allowed onto the girl's track team," I mean of course subject to some baseline talent level. For the sake of argument, let's assume he's a midpack member of the boy's track team who decides to cross over, for whatever reason and with whatever motivation.

Don't these new, finalized regulations means that the SOLE criterion licensing that crossover is how he identifies, gender-wise? If he says he's a girl, no matter how recently he's decided to do that, he's a girl and must be treated, in the eyes of the law, as a girl. Isn't that a correct interpretation of the new reguation?

Welcome to your beloved ‘liberal’ world…

Did you read all 1577 pages? I don't have the time to do that.

If you did, can you point to the section that you are referring to?

You interpreted it correctly and you can thank a Joe Biden voter today for this

The final regs today do not explicitly disallow the bans 24 states have put in place on transgender girls participating in girls sports. These regs do rule that they cannot be banned from the boys teams as well.

From the official summary:

The final regulations prohibit a recipient from separating or treating any person differently based on sex in a
manner that subjects that person to more than de minimis harm, except in the limited circumstances where the
statute allows otherwise, such as in the context of sex-separate living facilities and sex-separate athletic teams.
The final regulations clarify that policies and practices that prevent a student from participating in a recipient’s
education program or activity consistent with their gender identity impose more than de minimis harm on that
student on the basis of sex, and therefore generally violate Title IX’s nondiscrimination mandate.
The Department intends to issue a separate final rule to address Title IX’s application to sex-separate athletic
teams.

Yes. How is this so hard for you to understand?

This is some welcome good news for the sport.

What is a woman?

A person who identifies as female. This is basic stuff, man.

It's interesting that the Department of Education specifically indicates that a decision on this specific issue will be forthcoming in the fall.

From a political standpoint, this seems strange to me. Sure, it will get those learning farther left riled up in support their people during the election, but it will also be used to great effect to get folks on the right riled up in support of their candidates. If framed properly, the issue can be weaponized to sway some middle of the road voters closer to the right.

There is no way this is a "big problem"

At this point it’s a big problem for girls who have an expectation of privacy in single gender restrooms, locker rooms and dorms. It potentially is a big problem for girls who have an expectation of fairness and limiting injury risks in competitive sports and access to scholarships. It’s a problem for learning institutions that don’t abide by the forced regulation as they will lose access to federal monies and students at those schools would lack access to federal student aid. Trans individuals have always had access to facilities and sports.

I think the only relevant factor here is whether the student is "medicated" or not. Everything else is a noise. How a student looks and talks like might be relevant in some other context (like bathroom use), but it should have no significance in sports eligibility.

BTW, here is the answer to your question.

Page 1263.

"The Athletics NPRM said a categorical ban on transgender students playing sports consistent with their gender identity would not satisfy the proposed regulation, but more targeted criteria, substantially related to sport, level of competition, and grade or education level, could be permissible."

"The Department is continuing to evaluate comments on that proposed regulation, and will issue its final rule on this standard for criteria for a student’s eligibility to participate on sex-separate athletic teams in the future. Until that rule is finalized and issued, the current regulations on athletics continue to apply."

I think "fall" means after the election. Dems do not want this to be an election issue. Republicans are very eager to make this a central issue of the election.

Women deserve everything they voted for.

Link doesn't work. I wanted to look through it. Title says "Sex Discrimination" not "Gender" so I was wondering what the pages would actually include

Said like a guy.

I can identify as a native of France, but I'd be lying. Je parle un peux de francais, c'est vrai, but I'm not fooling anybody. Say droll, sah.