{"id":2382982,"date":"2024-12-23T09:39:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T14:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/merry-christmas-to-female-athletes-biden-admin-withdraws-title-ix-changes-in-unmistakable-admission-of-defeat\/"},"modified":"2024-12-23T09:40:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T14:40:07","slug":"merry-christmas-to-female-athletes-biden-admin-withdraws-title-ix-changes-in-unmistakable-admission-of-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/merry-christmas-to-female-athletes-biden-admin-withdraws-title-ix-changes-in-unmistakable-admission-of-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas to Female Athletes: Biden Admin Withdraws Title IX Changes in Unmistakable Admission of Defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmerry-christmas-to-female-athletes-biden-admin-withdraws-title-ix-changes-in-unmistakable-admission-of-defeat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2382982&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Biden administration has decided to withdraw its proposal to revise Title \u2063IX,\u2063 which would have \u200dallowed transgender individuals, particularly \u2062men, to participate in women&#8217;s sports\u2064 adn \u2064use women&#8217;s facilities. This \u2064decision comes in light of significant public opposition, \u200bwith over 150,000\u2064 comments against the change and various active lawsuits aimed at countering the rule. the Education department cited these factors, along with the approaching end of the Biden administration, as reasons \u2062for retracting the proposal\u200b originally issued \u2064in April 2023. \u2063Advocates for women&#8217;s sports see this as a victory, asserting that the decision reflects the majority opinion that\u2064 women\u2019s sports should be preserved for female athletes. Critics,\u200c including\u200d representatives from former President Trump&#8217;s team, argue \u200bthat this\u2063 move complicates\u2062 the transition for future \u2064governance. the withdrawal signifies a shift in administrative \u200dpriorities regarding gender identity in sports.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Faced with entrenched and aggressive opposition to a rule change that would open the floodgates for men to play women&rsquo;s sports, the Biden administration has abandoned its efforts to rewrite landmark legislation to serve the transgender agenda.<\/p>\n<p>In a dose of dry, bureaucratic language, the Education Department <a href=\"https:\/\/public-inspection.federalregister.gov\/2024-30921.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a> its surrender, saying that the proposal to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/riley-gaines-ignites-goes-scorched-earth-olympic-boxer-imane-khelif-obliterates-female-opponent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revise<\/a> Title IX, a rule that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-controlled-city-pushes-granting-non-citizens-right-to-vote-build-a-city-that-is-for-everyone\/\" title=\"Democrat-Controlled City Pushes Granting Non-Citizens Right to Vote: &#039;Build a City That Is for Everyone&#039;\">ensures equal opportunity<\/a> for women, so that transgender individuals would be allowed to do as they please would be withdrawn.<\/p>\n<p>The Education Department said that with more than 150,000 public comments on President Joe Biden&rsquo;s effort to institutionalize <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-judge-fire-controversial-decision-transgender-volleyball-player\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">access by men<\/a> to women&rsquo;s sports, multiple lawsuits to block the rule, and the upcoming end to the Biden administration, it was dropping efforts to impose the rule, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/justthenews.com\/politics-policy\/education\/education-department-withdraws-proposed-title-ix-rule-change?utm_source=mux&amp;utm_medium=social-media&amp;utm_campaign=social-media-autopost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Just the News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The rule, had it been imposed, would have allowed men access to women&rsquo;s sports, as well as bathrooms, locker rooms, and other facilities. The Biden administration had proposed the rule in April 2023.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;&#128680;&#128680; Women&rsquo;s sports are being saved.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration is withdrawing its Title IX proposal which forced schools to allow <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">trans-identifying male athletes<\/a> into girls&rsquo; sports.<\/p>\n<p>They know they&rsquo;ve lost.<\/p>\n<p>Common sense is emerging.<\/p>\n<p>Your courage is making the difference.&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r4PQhS1tus\">pic.twitter.com\/r4PQhS1tus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jennifer Sey (@JenniferSey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JenniferSey\/status\/1870246402141434307?\">December 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Legal Strategy Jonathan Scruggs said the action was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bill-maher-snaps-neil-degrasse-tyson-heated-exchange-transgender-athletes-part-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">victory<\/a> for women, according to a statement on the group&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/adfmedia.org\/press-release\/biden-admin-withdraws-proposed-title-ix-sports-rule-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Women and girls deserve to compete on a level playing field, and the U.S. Department of Education has taken a step in the right direction by withdrawing this proposed change,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As the withdrawal admitted, many Americans voiced their opposition to the rule change, and there are many pending lawsuits related to protecting women&rsquo;s sports &mdash; including a comment submitted by Alliance Defending Freedom and multiple lawsuits brought by ADF to protect women&rsquo;s sports,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The decision to withdraw the proposed sports rule merely reflects the views of the vast majority of Americans who believe that women&rsquo;s sports should remain reserved for female athletes,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>By withdrawing the rule instead of allowing President-elect Donald Trump to amend it, Karoline Leavitt, a representative of Trump, said the White House was &ldquo;adding more red tape and making it more difficult for him to govern,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nbc-out\/out-politics-and-policy\/white-house-scrapping-regulations-transgender-athletes-student-debt-rcna185098\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Oh my giddy aunt. This is huge. The US Government has abandoned plans to amend Title IX which would have punished colleges for keeping men out of women&rsquo;s sports. Boom! MEGA BOOM!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MclCL5f6XF\">https:\/\/t.co\/MclCL5f6XF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cLXJW1LXZB\">pic.twitter.com\/cLXJW1LXZB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Barry Thain &#128997; (@mindsci) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mindsci\/status\/1870473055329190187?\">December 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump will not be deterred by their dirty tricks and will use every lever of power to reverse the damage Biden has done and implement his America First agenda,&rdquo; Leavitt said.<\/p>\n<p>Writing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/analysis\/biden-administration-backs-down-transgender-title-ix-changes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Outkick<\/a>, Ian Miller noted, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s clear that the administration knew that this rule to protect transgender athletes had no chance of surviving the lawsuits and court of public opinion. Especially after the re-election of Donald Trump showed that the country overwhelmingly disapproved of such extremism. &ldquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But it&rsquo;s also clear that they wanted to bury this announcement as to avoid scrutiny and criticism from the political left. So they chose to dump it on the Friday before Christmas, with most of the country checked out of the news or focused on the first game of the new College Football Playoff era,&rdquo; he wrote, adding, &ldquo;Sounds about right for how this disgraceful administration has conducted itself for the past four years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is a win&hellip;The Biden\/Harris Admin already published its terrible Title IX travesty that put nonsensical, sex-erasing &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pa-college-implements-title-ix-final-rule-despite-court-reprieve\/\" title=\"PA College Implements Title IX &#039;Final Rule&#039; Despite Court Reprieve\">gender identity discrimination&#038;rdquo<\/a>; on equal footing with the actual law of Title IX (SEX discrimination), but they didn&rsquo;t stop there &mdash; they also had a separate&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1F9oixWfbe\">https:\/\/t.co\/1F9oixWfbe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Candice Jackson (@CEJacksonLaw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CEJacksonLaw\/status\/1870229558001316250?\">December 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Calling the Biden plan a &ldquo;direct repudiation&rdquo; of what Title IX &ldquo;was supposed to be about,&rdquo; Miller noted, &ldquo;It will no longer fall to lawsuits for women and their families, or sane states, to protect themselves against the absurdity of enshrining protections for &lsquo;gender identity&rsquo; into Title IX.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s clear that the culture has reached an inflection point with trans athletes, and this might be the most obvious sign yet that sanity is winning,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In a formal announcement, the Education Department stated it would withdraw its proposal to amend Title IX, which guarantees equal opportunities for women. The decision came after receiving over 150,000 public comments opposing the initiative, facing multiple lawsuits against it, and considering the impending end of Biden&#8217;s term. The proposed rule would have permitted men access not only to women&#8217;s sports but also facilities like bathrooms and locker rooms. 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