Red state AGs sue Biden admin to halt 'radical transgender ideology' threatening 'safety of women and girls'

Tiffany Justice explains why parents groups are warning about recent Title IX changes made by the Biden administration that would redefine sex.

More than 20 red states are filing suit after the Biden administration's recent Title IX changes that redefine sex and expand the definition of sex discrimination to include gender identity.

"Joe Biden is once again perverting the law; this time to put a radical transgender ideology ahead of the safety of women and girls," Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey told Fox News Digital on Thursday. 

Bailey said he takes the law "personally" as the father of a young daughter and that he's "proud" to be leading a coalition of states opposing Biden's "unconstitutional rewrite of Title IX." 

Other states filing suit against the Education Department include: Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, Georgia, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Montana, Tennessee, West Virginia, Louisiana, Indiana, South Carolina and Idaho.

6 STATES SUE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION OVER NEW TITLE IX PROTECTIONS FOR TRANS ATHLETES IN GIRLS' SPORTS

Biden admin overhauls Title IX regulations. (Megan Varner/Getty Images/File)

Several states in the last week – Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota and Oklahoma – joined the legal battle and filed two additional lawsuits.

Up until Biden's revision, the 1972 law promoted gender equality and allowed sex-segregated spaces like bathrooms and locker rooms.

"The interpretation of the Biden administration is completely inconsistent with the statute and the way it’s been interpreted for decades," Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said at a news conference announcing the suit alongside Bailey on Tuesday.

"We have seen this coming for a while, and we are