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    1. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 22 Feb 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      First: There are a lot of unknowns at this point, and everyone needs to keep that in mind.

      2 replies 12 retweets 33 likes
    2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 22 Feb 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      Second: They did not "reverse" the guidance; they withdrew it.

      2 replies 11 retweets 38 likes
    3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 22 Feb 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      They withdrew the guidance "in order to further and more completely consider the legal issues involved."

      2 replies 8 retweets 24 likes
    4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 22 Feb 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      Neither DOJ nor Education took a position on the underlying question of whether Title IX and its regs provide gender identity protections.

      1 reply 14 retweets 34 likes
    5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 22 Feb 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      Third: They — in the new guidance as well as in both Sessions' and DeVos' statements — gave at least some nod to protecting LGBT people.

      2 replies 13 retweets 25 likes
    6. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 22 Feb 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      Fourth: We have the stories about DeVos and Sessions fighting over this and the administration's repeated delays in moving on this.

      2 replies 16 retweets 32 likes
    7. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 22 Feb 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      Fifth: We have the pending GG case at #SCOTUS and the pending Texas et al. and NC cases, as well as others addressing the Title IX issues.

      2 replies 8 retweets 27 likes
    8. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 22 Feb 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      So, with all that in mind, where does that leave my thinking tonight?

      1 reply 6 retweets 16 likes
    9. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 22 Feb 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      It's hard to imagine a world in which Sessions didn't want to go to whatever extent he could to reverse the guidance, not just withdraw it.

      3 replies 13 retweets 42 likes
    10. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 22 Feb 2017
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      When you add in the DeVos reports, & then see where things ended up, the situation reads to me like DeVos actually moved things quite a bit.

      5 replies 18 retweets 38 likes
      Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 22 Feb 2017

      None of that is too say that LGBT advocates and students and allies shouldn't take actions regarding the withdrawing of the guidance ...

      10:14 PM - 22 Feb 2017
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        2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 22 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          ... but the reality of what's happening on the ground here matters. Especially early in an administration where there is lots of chaos.

          1 reply 8 retweets 28 likes
        3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 22 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          On the legal side, technically speaking, the only thing that changed is the federal government isn't taking sides any longer on the issue.

          3 replies 15 retweets 34 likes
        4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 22 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          That matters — the Obama admin had backed Gavin Grimm at the Fourth Circuit — but it isn't the law itself.

          1 reply 10 retweets 19 likes
        5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 22 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          The guidance — due to a district court injunction — already was on hold in most places and ways, too, so that's not changed.

          1 reply 7 retweets 18 likes
        6. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 22 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          What about GG? That ~is~ a good question, and I think people of good will, as they say, will reach different conclusions about that.

          3 replies 6 retweets 16 likes
        7. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 22 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          In one sense, the case can still be decided, on the underlying question of whether Title IX's sex discrim ban bars anti-trans discrim.

          2 replies 9 retweets 15 likes
        8. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 22 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          But, that question was not the basis for the Fourth Circuit's ruling, so the Supreme Court also could, sooner or later, send the case back.

          2 replies 7 retweets 15 likes
        9. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 22 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          For Gavin Grimm specifically, therefore, this move could have the effect of dragging out his case beyond his high school graduation.

          1 reply 8 retweets 17 likes
        10. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 22 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          And, finally, there is the ~message~ effect: The recollection of AG Lynch’s strong statement of support for trans people’s legal protection.

          1 reply 12 retweets 29 likes
        11. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 22 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          That certainly has changed & could make a difference to school districts (in states w/o other protections) who were undecided on the issue.

          1 reply 10 retweets 21 likes
        12. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 22 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          I know people don't get my thinking on DeVos, but it was either DeVos, as reported repeatedly, or the White House that pulled back Sessions.

          4 replies 4 retweets 17 likes
        13. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 22 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          We don't know for certain. But someone did, multiple reports say it was DeVos, and that makes sense in light of all I've heard and know.

          3 replies 4 retweets 26 likes
        14. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 22 Feb 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Anyway, that's all I got for now. Thanks for listening; I think I responded to all of the issues raised by folks in the tread. </end>

          2 replies 3 retweets 32 likes
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        1. ((( IL Steve )))‏ @21law 22 Feb 2017
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          the law is unchanged ... for now

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