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Bay Area Reporter: LGBTQ Agenda: Advocates say they blocked Title IX rule change from Energy Dept., for now

July 28. 2025


ERA Senior Attorney for Policy & Education Equity Kel O’Hara is featured in a Bay Area Reporter article about the delay of the Trump Administration’s attempted attacks on transgender students via changes to Title IX.

“This victory demonstrates that when civil rights organizations and the public unite, we have the power to successfully push back against this administration,” O’Hara stated “The Trump administration tried to exploit an obscure regulatory loophole meant only for minor administrative updates to gut fundamental protections for female athletes and transgender students. Public outcry has forced them to retreat from this calculated assault on both civil rights and democratic transparency.”

 

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