Gov. DeSantis Says Florida Will Not Comply With New Title IX Rules

The changes had been held back by lawmaker opposition and a whopping 240,000 public comments submitted over the 30-day public commentary period.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks about a toll highway relief program during a press conference held at the Greater Miami Expressway Agency in Miami, Fla., on April 1, 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Florida Gov. Ron Desantis has opposed President Joe Biden’s Title IX changes that have expanded the laws around sexual discrimination to incorporate gender identity, saying “We will not comply, and we will fight back.”

“We are not gonna let Joe Biden abuse his constitutional authority to impose these policies here on us in Florida … we are not gonna let Biden get away with it,” the governor said in a video posted April 25 on X, formerly Twitter.