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What is the religious exemption to Title IX and what's at stake in LGBTQ students' legal challenge

  • Written by Kif Augustine-Adams, Professor of Law, Brigham Young University
What is the religious exemption to Title IX and what's at stake in LGBTQ students' legal challengeAround 100,000 LGBTQ students study at religious institutions in the US.iStock/Getty Images

While federal law shields most U.S. students from gender and sexual orientation discrimination, an estimated 100,000 LGBTQ students at religious institutions do not have the same protections.

Under a religious exemption provision, scores of colleges and...

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