This evening, the Trump administration rescinded protections for transgender youth from discrimination in schools, based on the Title IX laws that prohibit discrimination based on sex. This decision sends a clear message that the Trump administration is no friend to LGBTQ people and will not protect the most vulnerable among us. Funders for LGBTQ Issues stands alongside many of our members and partners in firm opposition to this decision.

It is important to note that the decision does not change the law itself – Title IX still prohibits discrimination based on sex, and trans youth have the Constitution on their side. Nonetheless, this action — the latest in a long line of moves that undermine civil rights and hurt vulnerable communities — reminds us that there is still a great deal of work to be done when it comes to improving the lived experience of all LGBTQ people.