"Education Department Enhances Title IX Protections for LGBTQ+ and Transgender Students"

The Biden administration has released revised Title IX rules that extend legal protections to LGBTQ students and update the procedures for investigating and adjudicating cases of alleged sexual misconduct on campus. The new rules, effective from August 1, broaden the scope of Title IX to prohibit discrimination and harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity, while also rolling back some of the more rigid campus sexual assault policies issued during the Trump administration. This move fulfills a key campaign promise for President Biden and aims to restore protections for accusers and expand the set of harassment complaints that schools are required to investigate.