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Protection for LGBTQ+ students blocked in six additional states

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People hold flowers and flags during the annual LGBTQ+ Capital Pride parade in Washington, June 8, 2024.Ìý

A federal judge in Kentucky on Monday blocked President Joe Biden's administration from implementing new protections for LGBTQ+ students from discrimination in schools and colleges based on their gender identities in six Republican-led states that challenged the federal rule as unlawful.

The ruling by Lexington-based U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves brought to 10 the number of states where judges have blocked U.S. Department of Education rule from taking effect on Aug. 1, as planned.



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