Quote:Federal judge ends Biden-era attempt to broaden Title IX protections to include transgender people
The court ruled that HHS exceeded its authority by redefining sex under Title IX to prohibit gender-identity bias because a statute can’t “be divorced” from the time and reason for its enactment.
By Misty Severi
Published: October 23, 2025 5:23pm

A federal judge in Mississippi on Wednesday struck down a Biden-era Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rule that extended federal health anti-discrimination protections to transgender health care.

Judge Louis Guirola Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi ruled in favor of a coalition of 16 GOP-led states that sued over the rule.

The court ruled that HHS exceeded its authority by redefining sex under Title IX to prohibit gender-identity bias because a statute can’t “be divorced” from the time and reason for its enactment. In 1972, the definition of "sex" focused on biological distinctions between males and females, according to Bloomberg Law.

"In the opinion of the Court, Congress only contemplated biological sex when it enacted Title IX in 1972," Guirola wrote. "Therefore, the Court finds that HHS exceeded its authority by implementing regulations redefining sex discrimination and prohibiting gender-identity discrimination."

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, who led the challenge, celebrated the decision in a statement.

“When Biden-era bureaucrats tried to illegally rewrite our laws to force radical gender ideology into every corner of American health care, Tennessee stood strong and stopped them,” Skrmetti said. “Our fifteen-state coalition worked together to protect the right of healthcare providers across America to make decisions based on evidence, reason, and conscience.

"This decision restores not just common sense but also constitutional limits on federal overreach, and I am proud of the team of excellent attorneys who fought this through to the finish," he added.

The lawsuit was brought by attorneys general in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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Looks like the Gender Groomers are getting some well deserved pushback.

I still think it odd that "men in women sports" was the issue that caused such a turnaround on the issue. Apparently the destruction of children was not a big issue.

(10-24-2025 05:10 AM)HawkeyeCoug Wrote:  Looks like the Gender Groomers are getting some well deserved pushback.

I still think it odd that "men in women sports" was the issue that caused such a turnaround on the issue. Apparently the destruction of children was not a big issue.

I know. What a load, right? Sports integrity is apparently more important that just keeping our kids safe from groomers.

Don't get me wrong. I'm as happy as you are that common sense is finally prevailing, but it shouldn't have taken this for it to do so.

it's sad this is still on any table of wgaf...

(10-24-2025 05:25 AM)GeminiCoog Wrote:  

(10-24-2025 05:10 AM)HawkeyeCoug Wrote:  Looks like the Gender Groomers are getting some well deserved pushback.

I still think it odd that "men in women sports" was the issue that caused such a turnaround on the issue. Apparently the destruction of children was not a big issue.

I know. What a load, right? Sports integrity is apparently more important that just keeping our kids safe from groomers.

Don't get me wrong. I'm as happy as you are that common sense is finally prevailing, but it shouldn't have taken this for it to do so.

Well said.

(10-24-2025 05:40 AM)HawkeyeCoug Wrote:  

(10-24-2025 05:25 AM)GeminiCoog Wrote:  

(10-24-2025 05:10 AM)HawkeyeCoug Wrote:  Looks like the Gender Groomers are getting some well deserved pushback.

I still think it odd that "men in women sports" was the issue that caused such a turnaround on the issue. Apparently the destruction of children was not a big issue.

I know. What a load, right? Sports integrity is apparently more important that just keeping our kids safe from groomers.

Don't get me wrong. I'm as happy as you are that common sense is finally prevailing, but it shouldn't have taken this for it to do so.

Well said.

it never should've seen the light of day...

it's beyond tard...

(10-24-2025 05:46 AM)stinkfist Wrote:  

(10-24-2025 05:40 AM)HawkeyeCoug Wrote:  

(10-24-2025 05:25 AM)GeminiCoog Wrote:  

(10-24-2025 05:10 AM)HawkeyeCoug Wrote:  Looks like the Gender Groomers are getting some well deserved pushback.

I still think it odd that "men in women sports" was the issue that caused such a turnaround on the issue. Apparently the destruction of children was not a big issue.

I know. What a load, right? Sports integrity is apparently more important that just keeping our kids safe from groomers.

Don't get me wrong. I'm as happy as you are that common sense is finally prevailing, but it shouldn't have taken this for it to do so.

Well said.

it never should've seen the light of day...

it's beyond tard...

You can say that again, buddy. And there are still people who insist on defending this sort of thing. It's ridiculous.