The Trump Administration revoked Obama-era guidance on Wednesday that sought to protect transgender students under Title IX, seemingly undoing what trans and civil rights advocates had seen as a victory on a major cultural and political battleground.The departments of Justice and Education jointly rescinded the guidance laid out in 2016's so-called Dear Colleague letter, which was issued by those same departments last May. That letter provided "significant guidance"—in other words, it did not change or augment the language of any laws—in stating that transgender students were protected by Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in schools that receive federal funding.he decision to revoke the guidance was a contentious one. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, long an outspoken opponent of LGBTQ rights, butted heads with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over the issue, according to the New York Times. The guidance could not be revoked without DeVos's approval, and she was reportedly "uncomfortable" with signing off on it, citing the high rates of suicide among trans students.Continue reading on VICE News