Transgender Rights On College Campuses

There’s a big issue, especially with Trump as president. What’s that issue? Transgender students. In a recent article from New York Times, Trump is deciding to get rid of rights of transgender students. In the article the secretary of education, Ms. DeVos, says that “Ms. DeVos initially resisted signing off on the order and told President Trump that she was uncomfortable with it, according to three Republicans with direct knowledge of the internal discussions” (Peters). For a lot of people it is hard to accept the transgender community for who they are. Transgender rights in schools is not something to get rid of. It is already difficult for transgender students to feel safe in schools when they are being harassed and feeling perturbed about

Most don’t explicitly look into the complexity of a transgender person’s life and all the questions or problems one might face: Do I use the men’s or the women’s bathroom? Is it appropriate to use this locker room? Those are only two of the many questions a transgender person might run into on a daily basis because of how others would see the situation, how the people who may have a sneaking suspicion that the woman they saw go into the ladies’ bathroom isn’t actually female by their definition, or how it could also seem strange to see that same person go into the mens’ bathroom. These all lead to dysphoria in any person’s situation in public places due to the fact that many choose to taunt or mock the person; however, with the help of Title IX these questions could start to vanish from the thoughts of many transgender students which Blad exemplifies with a quote in her article:

Transgender rights and policies have always been an ongoing debate. In the article, “Bathroom Battlegrounds and Penis Panics,” Schilt and Westbrook (2015) argued that in order to push gender equality forward, we must consider the rights of transgender people by allowing them to have access to bathrooms that support their gender identity rather than their biological sex. In doing so, authors believed that it would make progress in alleviating discrimination against transgender people. However, in this conscious effort to fight for transgender rights and their access to sex-segregated spaces,

Every person in the United states is entitle to their rights based on the amendments. Transgender students are protected by Title IX and cannot be neglected in schools by anyone or they will stop receiving federal money. “The Justice and Education Departments issued guidance that, under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, schools receiving federal money may not discriminate based on a student’s transgender status and that the departments would treat a student’s gender identity as the student’s sex for purposes of enforcing Title IX.” (According to New York Times). This should be applied to every single school not only schools that get federal money because every transgender student should be protected by a law just as every other cisgender student. Every single citizen in the United states is protected by their civil rights which is “the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and

The School Board will be in violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq., if they do not allow a male that is diagnosed with gender dysphoria and identifies as a female, access to the female restroom. Though the Supreme Court has not ruled on this topic, a Fourth Circuit ruling, the Department of Education and Department of Justice Dear Colleague Letter, and case law regarding transgender students can help enlighten the school board on this topic. An introductory understanding of Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 will assist in this matter. Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 and its regulations prohibit sex discrimination in schools, educational programs and activities that are recipients of Federal funds. Within Title IX it specifically prohibits the discrimination of student’s based on gender identity, including the discrimination of transgender students. Title IX provides: “[n]o person… shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance” 20 U.S.C. § 1681(a).

In today’s world, Sexual Discrimination is a very common issue, especially in college campuses. Unfortunately, Student’s enrolled at The College at Brockport has found themselves to be victims of the issue. Although, sexual discrimination is best defined by discriminating against a person on the grounds of sex, other forms of sexual discrimination include sexual assault, and sexual harassment. The college has also had students that have falsely reported sexual discrimination. Both of which are crucial issues that the college has to resolve because students that are involved in either case will notice a severe change in their behavior, learning abilities, and mental state.

In recent years, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has received an increasing number of questions from parents and schools regarding civil rights protections for transgender students. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination in educational programs/activities based on gender, including discrimination based on a student’s gender identity or transgender status. This letter, while it does not add requirements to applicable law, provides significant guidance and encouragement regarding a school’s Title IX obligations for transgender students and how a school is evaluate for compliance with these obligations.

Here in Canada, this issue has been brought forward in both communities and provincial level of concerns. To take a look closer to home, the city of Toronto had witnessed the complexity of this issue in the past years. A Toronto transgender teen who identifies as a male, was banned from using his high school boys restroom, and was forced to leave school grounds and search for a public bathroom at a gas station. Concerns were mentioned for the safety of Spencer, and also how he felt uncomfortable being forced to use the women’s restroom; however, several parents and students agreed with how the school was taking action to this problem. After a petition was enacted by fellow supportive students, Spencer was allowed to freely use the restrooms at his high school.

Tobin pulls information provided by educators from the National Association of Secondary School Principals in order to back her claims. It was stated that administration faculty members asked for guidance on how to accommodate transgender students. However, Tobin also informs the readers that none of the members who brought the issue up claimed there was a safety problem. Tobin’s information provided by the National Association of Secondary School Principals proves that the original problem was a question of privacy rather than safety. This helps inform the readers that O’Conner’s ruling was misguided and therefore successfully discrediting

This leads to the questions Should all public colleges comply with Title IX? Is accepting LGBT students just a means to increase campus diversity statics? Why do colleges punish LGBT students for showing sexuality on campuses? In this paper, I will analyze whether all colleges private and public should comply with Title IX, if sexual orientation has to do with the admission process, and whether campuses lie about being accepting of the LGBT community.

This leads to the questions Should all public colleges comply with Title IX? Is accepting LGBT students just a means to increase campus diversity statics? Why do colleges punish LGBT students for showing sexuality on campuses? In this paper I will analyze weather all colleges private and public should comply with Title IX, if sexual orientation has to do with admission process, and weather campuses lie about being accepting of the LGBT community.

People who are for allowing transgender students to use the bathroom facilities of the gender they identify are bringing up the issue of Title IX. Title IX is a statue that was written in 1972 to prevent sexual discrimination between genders. According to the Title IX Legal Manual, “Title IX prohibits, with certain exceptions, any entity that receives ‘federal

Sarah is a beautiful young lady that just arrived at Gate City High School to enroll as a tenth grade student. During the enrollment procedure the school guidance counselor makes small talk with Sarah and ask if she played any sports at her former high school, Eleanor Roosevelt High School. Sarah says that she loves basketball and would be interested in playing this academic year. The guidance counselor tells Sarah that she will introduce her to the girls’ basketball coach at orientation in a few weeks. Sarah looks at the guidance counselor and states, “I identify as a boy and would like to meet the boys’ basketball coach.” Transgender students at this time have yet to express their rights in any Scott County Public School; however it is not a matter of if this will happen, but when this will happen and Scott

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has made great strides in accommodating transgender and gender fluid students this year. Gender-inclusive housing is available this year, and students are now able to give their preferred to the registrar. And yet UNL is ranked relatively low on the campus pride index, especially when compared to other Big 10 schools.

Transgender inequality has been the topic of controversy within recent years. As time moves on, rallies become more frequent, organizations are becoming more widespread, and legislation is being passed to help integrate transgender citizens within society. At the root of most of this controversy seems to be transgender students’ rights within education, and what progress can be made to expand upon those rights, or even sometimes the lack of them. While this controversy is vibrant and spreading like a wildfire, it is nowhere near a recent occurrence. Within education, transgender students have been the subject of exclusion in education throughout history, causing further controversy.