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Thursday, August 04, 2016

Supreme Court blocks transgender bathroom choice for now

A Virginia school board may temporarily block a student who was born a girl from using the boys' bathroom while a legal fight over transgender rights proceeds on appeal, the U.S. Supreme Court said on Wednesday.

The case is the first time the fight over transgender bathroom rights has reached the Supreme Court. The subject arrived in the heat of a U.S. presidential election in which the makeup of the court is a central issue.

In a brief order, the country's highest court put on hold an order from a lower court that had permitted the high school student to use the bathroom of his choice.

Last year, the American Civil Liberties Union sued on behalf of Gavin Grimm, 17, to challenge the Gloucester County School Board's bathroom policy, which requires transgender students to use alternative restroom facilities.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ridiculous, I would claim to be transgender just so I could use my own bathroom.

"stigmatized and separated from his peers as a result of this policy."- Really? 'cause he gets to poop in private?

Anonymous said...

Suck it up kids this is what happens when you decided to change gender your entire life will now be a struggle.

Anonymous said...

I believe she did more to stigmatize himself by pretending to be a man.