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Federal court rules that transgender students must be allowed to use bathrooms that match their gender [11th Circus]
CBS News ^ | August 8, 2020 4:13 PM | Li Cohen

Posted on 08/08/2020 11:45:37 PM PDT by Olog-hai

A federal court in Florida has ruled that it is unconstitutional for schools to ban transgender students from using the restroom that matches their gender identity. Judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit announced on Friday that they are affirming a lower court’s ruling on the matter because “a public school may not punish its students for gender conformity.”

The case was centered around Drew Adams, a 19-year-old former student of Allen D. Nease High School in Ponte Vedra, Florida. Adams, who is transgender, used the boys’ restroom at Nease High School, and did so without any issues until an anonymous report was made, according to Lambda Legal. After the report, he was told by school officials that he would only be allowed to use gender-neutral restrooms.

Adams worked with Lambda Legal to sue the school board in June 2017. The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, a federal court in Jacksonville, ruled in Adams favor in 2018, but Adams’ school board appealed the decision last year. […]

The judges said that the schools board did not uphold the 14th Amendment, which guarantees equal rights, and Title IX, which bans sex discrimination in education. …

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Education; Health/Medicine; Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: 11thcircuit; homosexualagenda; transgender; transgenderbathrooms
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1 posted on 08/08/2020 11:45:37 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

They can use the bathroom that matches their gender already - they just shouldn’t be able to use whichever one they want that day.


2 posted on 08/08/2020 11:47:12 PM PDT by JMS
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To: Olog-hai

Cops for me, but not for thee. Typical leftist hypocrite.


3 posted on 08/08/2020 11:47:12 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (In time of peace, prepare for war.)
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To: AlaskaErik

Oops, wrong story. Delete, if possible.


4 posted on 08/08/2020 11:48:28 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (In time of peace, prepare for war.)
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To: Olog-hai

Why do we have separate bathrooms anyway?


5 posted on 08/08/2020 11:57:53 PM PDT by joshua c
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To: Olog-hai

wonderful

you have male equipment, guys bathroom

you have female equipment, gals bathroom

d1ck or t1ts chopped off? you’re still a guy or a girl, now you’re just voluntarily mutilated AND mentally ill.


6 posted on 08/09/2020 12:27:22 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

oh i should say that’s what this ruling should have meant

yes i know scrotus of course made an incorrext ruling


7 posted on 08/09/2020 12:28:34 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Olog-hai

Plaintiff: “ but if my boyfriend sees me going into the boys bathroom he’ll know... the truth.”

Federal courts: “Well, we can’t have anyone knowing the truth!”


8 posted on 08/09/2020 12:32:01 AM PDT by mrsmith (`(US MEDIA: " Every 'White' cop is a criminal! And all the 'non-white' criminals saints!")
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To: Secret Agent Man
Clearly he has mental confusion to say the least


9 posted on 08/09/2020 12:35:56 AM PDT by caww (Fret Not......The Liberals don't have the truth.... we do!)
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To: Olog-hai

This Legal firm has law suites all over....reminds ve of ambulance chasers. Even ging after Trump.

Lambda Legal sues Trump administration Department of Health and Human Services

https://outinjersey.net/lambda-legal-sues-trump-administration-department-of-health-and-human-services/


10 posted on 08/09/2020 12:43:51 AM PDT by caww (Fret Not......The Liberals don't have the truth.... we do!)
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To: Olog-hai

Checked out this Legal firm representing him.....

Here’s a few Sponsors of that Firm:

AARP - Pillsbury - master card - Toyota - American Airlines.


12 posted on 08/09/2020 12:52:10 AM PDT by caww (Fret Not......The Liberals don't have the truth.... we do!)
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To: Olog-hai

Checked out this Legal firm representing him.....

Here’s a few Sponsors of that Firm:

AARP - Pillsbury - master card - Toyota - American Airlines.


13 posted on 08/09/2020 12:52:11 AM PDT by caww (Fret Not......The Liberals don't have the truth.... we do!)
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To: May Bee

just dont hate guys if they do the same thing to gals in our private spaces


14 posted on 08/09/2020 12:55:04 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: joshua c

Are you kidding?


15 posted on 08/09/2020 12:57:51 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: joshua c

Exactly. Just make all gender single toilet bathrooms, like most gas stations have. Problem solved.


16 posted on 08/09/2020 1:42:31 AM PDT by deek69
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To: Olog-hai

Govt skool dead like flat skunk middle of road.


17 posted on 08/09/2020 1:44:24 AM PDT by moehoward
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To: Olog-hai

This was a 2-1 panel decision with 2 OBAMA JUDGES constituting the majority. The government needs to ask for this ridiculous decision to be heard en banc by the 11th CCA where it will be overruled.

https://www.courthousenews.com/11th-circuit-rules-florida-schools-transgender-bathroom-policy-unconstitutional/


18 posted on 08/09/2020 2:56:48 AM PDT by House Atreides
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To: deek69

Just make all gender single toilet bathrooms, like most gas stations have.


Well that requires a great deal of square footage and at a great expense. Not practical


19 posted on 08/09/2020 3:01:47 AM PDT by redshawk ( I want my red balloon. ( https://youtu.be/V12H2mteniE))
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To: caww

“Checked out this Legal firm representing him.....

Here’s a few Sponsors of that Firm:

AARP - Pillsbury - master card - Toyota - American Airlines.”

These companies shouldn’t have Freeper’s monies to use.,


20 posted on 08/09/2020 3:04:29 AM PDT by mrsmith (`(US MEDIA: " Every 'White' cop is a criminal! And all the 'non-white' criminals saints!")
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