Biden administration's Title IX proposal receives stark warning from UN expert: 'Detrimental effects'

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The Biden administration’s Title IX proposal that would expand the meaning of sexual discrimination to include gender identity and prevent schools and colleges from banning transgender athletes received pushback from a United Nations expert Wednesday.

Reem Alsalem, a U.N. special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, expressed concern the proposed changes would violate biological women and girls’ rights to equality and non-discrimination as student-athletes.

"I share the concern expressed by women and girl athletes and women sports associations, as well as women and girls on sports scholarships, that the proposed Title IX rule changes would have detrimental effects on the participation of biological women and girls in sports, including by denying them the opportunity to compete fairly, resulting in the loss of athletic and scholarship opportunities," Alsalem said in a news release.

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Reem Alsalem, United Nations special rapporteur on violence against women, left, and Human Rights Officer Orlagh McCann address a press conference in Ankara July 27, 2022. (Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images)

Alsalem added that private spaces for women and girls could be removed under the Title IX proposal.

"More importantly, it would lead to the loss of privacy, an increased risk of physical injury, heightened exposure to sexual harassment and voyeurism, as well as a more frequent and accumulated psychological distress due to the loss of privacy and fair and equal sporting and academic opportunities," she said.

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