'Dangerous': DOJ sues Minnesota over transgender students in girls' sports
The DOJ sued the state of Minnesota over transgender students competing in girls' sports, citing Title IX violations and risks to female athletes.
The U. S. Department of Justice filed a sex-based discriminatory lawsuit on Monday against Minnesota over students assigned male at birth competing in girls' sports in the Midwest state.
The DOJ said the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota State High School League "require girls" to compete against boys in sports "designated exclusively for girls," "allowing boys to invade intimate spaces designated exclusively for girls, such as multi-person locker rooms and bathrooms," according to the suit filed March 30 in U. S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.
“We will not allow girls to be denied equal opportunity and basic privacy,” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said in a statement.
“Title IX is clear: Schools that accept federal funding must protect the rights, safety, and dignity of female students. ” More: IOC bans transgender women athletes beginning with LA Games in 2028 "These unfair, intentionally discriminatory practices violate the very core of Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination in any education program or activity that receives federal funding," the Justice Department wrote in a news release. Title IX is a civil rights law that bans sexdiscrimination against students, employees and others at public schools, colleges and universities.