Senate Democrats Block GOP Bill Stripping Trans people of Civil Rights

Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas), left; Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), center, voted with republicans. Rep. Don Davis (D-NC) voted present, not voting essentially giving his vote to the Republicans..

Senate Democrats Monday unanimously defeated a GOP bill stripping transgender people of Title IV protections. If passed, it would have faced lawsuits eventually reaching the Supreme Court allowing Trump's appointees to reverse Bostock v. Clayton-Fayette County.

Earlier, the Republican dominated House of Representatives passed an accompanying bill. Democrats voted against it except for quislings Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas), and Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), who voted with the republicans, and Rep. Don Davis (D-NC) who voted present, not voting.

Title IX prohibits, with certain exceptions, any entity that receives "federal financial assistance" from discriminating against individuals on the basis of sex in education programs or activities. HR28 would have redefined sex "solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth"

In 2020, the Supreme Court ruled in Bostock v. Clayton-Fayette County that Title VII's prohibition of sex discrimination applies to sexual orientation and gender identity. This ruling means that employers cannot discriminate against employees based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The ruling also applied to the interpretation of Title IX.