Today, the U.S. Department of Education released for public comment its proposed amendments to the Department’s regulations implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The proposed amendments reflect the Department’s continued commitment to ensuring that federally funded education programs and activities are free from all forms of sex discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity. In addition to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Department has released a fact sheet and a summary of the major provisions of the proposed amendments. The Department’s proposed Title IX regulations will be open for public comment for 60 days from the date of publication in the Federal Register.