Kentucky Republican Attorney General Russell Coleman is leading a new multi-state lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education over recent rules aimed at protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination in K-12 schools.
The department released the regulations last week , which include updates to Title IX protections for discrimination “based on sex stereotypes, sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics.” Two separate groups of Republican attorneys general filed similar lawsuits ahead of Tuesday. The Texas attorney general also has filed a lawsuit.
Coleman, who is leading the complaint with Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, said in a statement that the Biden Administration’s new rules “would rip away 50 years of Title IX’s protections for women and put entire generations of young girls at risk.” He added that his office is joining the lawsuit to “lead this fight for our daughters, granddaughters, nieces and all the women of our Commonwealth.”
“As Attorney General, it is my duty to protect the people of Kentucky. As a Dad, it is my duty to protect my daughters,” Coleman said. “Today, I do both.”