Florida's Governor is setting the stage with yet another showdown with the Democratic White House.
This one is about new language from the Joe Biden administration reconfiguring Title IX to protect students on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, the latter of which Florida Republicans don't believe is up for debate.
"We will not comply and we will fight back. We are not going to let Joe Biden try to inject men into women's activities. We are not going to let Joe Biden undermine the rights of parents and we are not going to let Joe Biden abuse his constitutional authority to try to impose these policies on us here in Florida," vowed Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The Governor's strong words, consistent with similar sentiments from GOP state leaders all over the country, align with a statement from Attorney General Ashley Moody.
"Biden's new Title IX rules shred protections for women — that so many fought for over decades," Moody said Tuesday.
"The idea that young girls can now legally be forced to undress in the same room with males in what is supposed to be a safe space like a locker room, that a young woman could be randomly assigned a roommate that is a biological male with little-to-no-say over the matter, or that biological men would be eligible for women's scholarships is ludicrous. We absolutely plan to challenge this betrayal of women in court."
DeSantis has been aggressive in protecting cisgender girls and women against what he sees as threats from the transgender community.
On the first day of Pride Month in 2021, DeSantis signed SB 1028, a measure that bans transgender athletes from participating in women's sports.
Last year, the Governor signed on legislation restricting the use of pronouns in schools that don't correspond with a person's sex at birth.
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