Legendary college football coach Lou Holtz made his position clear on Sunday regarding the participation of transgender athletes in women’s sports.
Holtz posted about X on the anniversary of Title IX.
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Former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz will speak at the America First Policy Institute’s America First Agenda Summit on July 26, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
“I was happy when Title IX was announced,” the former Notre Dame coach wrote, “but now, years later, we can’t even guarantee that women will be able to compete against each other.”
“That’s crazy!”
Title IX was first issued on June 23, 1972. The act prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in schools and other education programs that receive federal funding.
“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be denied the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance,” Title IX states.
Lou Holtz of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during an NCAA Football game. (Focus on Sports/Getty Images)
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Recently, the Biden administration announced new Title IX rules focused on protecting LGBTQ+ students and changing how claims of sexual harassment and assault on campuses are adjudicated.
The new rules stopped short of banning transgender athletes from competing alongside women in girls’ sports.
Last week, a federal district court in Kentucky ordered a halt to the Biden administration’s implementation of new Title IX protections after a West Virginia girl and the International Association of Christian Educators filed a lawsuit over a transgender teen competing on a middle school team. The new injunction applies to Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Virginia and West Virginia.
President Biden delivered the speech in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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A week ago, federal courts blocked Biden’s Title IX rules in Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana and Idaho.
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