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Thursday

A person waves a transgender pride flag during the People's March and rally to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 18.

A person waves a transgender pride flag during the People's March and rally to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 18. Nathan Morris/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Trump's anti-trans effort is an agenda cornerstone with echoes in history

Extremism experts say a now-familiar playbook to scapegoat transgender people in the wake of high-profile tragedies is part of a political strategy to sow division and expand authoritarian control.

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Friday

Biden administration adds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students, assault victims

"Our nation's educational institutions should be places where we not only accept differences, but celebrate them," U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, seen in the East Room of the White House in August 2023, said of the new Title IX regulation. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Education

Biden administration adds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students, assault victims

The new rules also broaden the interpretation of Title IX to cover pregnant, gay and transgender students. They do not address whether schools can ban trans athletes from women's and girls' teams.

Monday

NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women's sports

Freed-Hardeman guard Quan Lax wears the championship banner after the NAIA men's national championship college basketball game against Langston, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption

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Sports

NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women's sports

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, which oversees some 83,000 athletes competing in more than 25 sports, is thought to be the first college sports organization to take such a step.