New Mexico Political Report: Patchwork of new Title IX rules are in effect with no end in sight
August 29. 2024
ERA Senior Attorney Kel O’Hara is featured in a New Mexico Political Report article about the new federal Title IX rule, and how it is currently blocked in 26 states.
Kel O’Hara, senior attorney with Equal Rights Advocates, said this is a “really scary” time for transgender individuals and that anti-trans legislation has increased exponentially across the nation.
O’Hara, who uses they/them pronouns, also said anti-trans policies don’t just harm transgender students.
“It leads to the increased scrutiny of bodies, women of color in particular. Bans don’t do anything to address inequities in women’s sports,” they said.
O’Hara said under funding and under resourcing in girls’ sports and unaddressed sexual harassment in girls’ sports are the real barriers.
“We tend to lose sight of that in this conversation,” they said.
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