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The Evolution Of Transgender Student Rights: A Legal And Policy Analysis, Camille J. Valentincic Apr 2022

The Evolution Of Transgender Student Rights: A Legal And Policy Analysis, Camille J. Valentincic

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Transgender student protections are at the center of the most recent debate about the scope of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Although LGBTQ+ rights and protections have greatly expanded under all areas of the law in the last thirty years, transgender student rights have most successfully advanced through the judicial system.

Through a close evaluation of executive, judicial, and legislative responses to this compelling policy issue, the development of transgender student rights is explored. This analysis, which provides a comprehensive overview of the current legal landscape of transgender student protections, ultimately determines that the courts are the …