Fwd: Breaking: Major win for transgender students

Lauren Pring

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Hello AZ LGBTQA Higher Education Network,

Please see below for news on how Title IX protects trans* students. This is important for each of us in our work on college campuses. Thank you!

Lauren Pring, MPH
Evaluation Specialist, Health Promotion and Preventive Services, Campus Health Service

Adjunct Faculty, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

University of Arizona
520.621.4251

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From: Harper Jean Tobin, NCTE <nc...@transequality.org>
Date: Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 3:14 PM
Subject: Breaking: Major win for transgender students
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Dear Lauren,

Today, the United States Department of Education clarified that Title IX's sex discrimination prohibition extends to claims of discrimination based on gender identity or failure to conform to stereotypical notions of masculinity or femininity.

In other words, transgender students across the country are protected by federal sex discrimination law and can file formal complaints against teachers and administrators for discrimination or harassment.

To learn more about these guidelines and what rights trans and gender non-conforming students have in school, please download our Your Rights at School resource.

Research has indicated that 80% of transgender students feel unsafe at school because of who they are. Bullying, harassment and discrimination against trans and gender non-conforming students is a nationwide problem. Any student who feels that they have been the victim of this type of discrimination should file a complaint as soon as possible.

Download our updated Your Rights at School resource for information on how to file a complaint now.

Today's development is in-step with similar clarifications issued by other federal agencies including the Departments of Housing and Urban Development and Health and Human Services and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Taken together with the Department of Education, there is resounding consensus among federal agencies that anti-transgender discrimination is unacceptable in federally-funded programs and services.

The Department of Education's announcement is a breakthrough for transgender students, who too often face hostility and disrespect at school. It is now clearer than ever that schools nationwide are responsible for ensuring that transgender students are respected at school and are safe at school. And, if their schools do not do ensure equal treatment and safety, students can seek protection from the Department of Education.

Sincerely,

Harper Jean Tobin

Director of Policy,

National Center for Transgender Equality

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Wilson, Melanie

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Apr 29, 2014, 5:48:05 PM4/29/14

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YAY! Moving forward.

Melanie

Melanie M. Wilson, Ph.D.

Director, Women’s and Diversity Center – “The Sky’s The Limit”

Centro de Diversidad y de la Mujer – "El Cielo es el Límite"

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