US agencies temporarily barred from enforcing LBGTQ guidance

By MARK GILLISPIE
Associated Press

A federal judge in Tennessee has issued an order barring two U.S. agencies from enforcing new federal guidance extending enforcement of discrimination in schools and workplaces based on gender identity. U.S. District Judge Charles Atchley Jr. in an order Friday wrote that an executive order issued by President Joe Biden infringes on the rights of states to enact their own laws about whether transgender athletes can participate in sports matching their gender identities or whether schools and businesses must provide bathrooms and showers to accommodate LGBTQ people. The ruling comes after attorneys general from 20 states challenged Biden’s executive order in a lawsuit filed last August.