Congress enacted Title IX in 1972 to prohibit sex-based discrimination in education. This legislation is crucial for ensuring that female students have equal access to opportunities on campus, athletic and otherwise. As a former NCAA Division I swimmer, I recognize that the privilege I worked incredibly hard for was only made possible through Title IX. I gave up countless Christmas holidays, weekends, and social events so that I could practice 20 hours each week and eventually swim on a DI team.

However, the Biden-Harris administration made revisions to Title IX this spring that upend sex-based protections in favor of “gender identity,” effectively undoing years of progress. The Department of Education clearly didn’t care about the 150,000 comments submitted earlier this year in response to its proposed regulation.