Posted on 07/01/2015 2:40:35 PM PDT by lowbridge
The Department of Justice argued in a brief to a federal court on Monday that transgender high school students should be able to use school restrooms that match up with their gender identity, and can't be forced by the school to use the restroom that matches up with their physical characteristics.
It's the first time the federal government has tried to make the case for this transgender right in a courtroom.
Justice's Civil Rights Division filed the brief on behalf of Gavin Grimm, a Virginia high school student who identifies as a boy, even though Grimm was born female.
"He was assigned the female sex at birth, but his gender identity is male and he presents as a boy in all aspects of his life," Justice wrote in its argument to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Grimm was allowed to use the boys' restroom for seven weeks, until Gloucester County Public Schools imposed a policy that barred Grimm from the boys' room. The school made that policy because Grimm is not "biologically male."
But Justice said Title IX of the Education Amendments, a law aimed at ending sexual discrimination, holds that the school's policy change is illegal.
"Under Title IX, discrimination based on a person's gender identity, a person's transgender status, or a person's nonconformity to sex stereotypes constitutes discrimination based on sex," Justice wrote. "As such, prohibiting a student from accessing the restrooms that match his gender identity is prohibited sex discrimination under Title IX."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Can change sex. Can’t change orientation. Got it.
Make Gavin stand at the urinal, while I take a dump in the ladies room...she’ll appreciate it.
“He was assigned the female sex at birth, but his gender identity is male and he presents as a boy in all aspects of his life,”
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So she stands up to pee ???
That’s quite an accomplishment..
I’m 50 years older than her and I’ve never been able to do that..
Those who are (what is it called in the article) oh yeah “assigned the female sex at birth” ...please discuss..
:)
So, the “boy” who’s really a girl is going to belly up to the urinal with the rest of the guys?
Why is the federal government involved in this at all
...so I go shopping, have to potty, go into the ‘ladies’ room and there is a transgender there also???....
...thinking I will make short trips to the store and back and won’t have to do that....
Will some boys claim to be trans and go into the girls bathroom and girls locker room?? Would any teenage boy think about such things???
Ha! Snort.
Wonder if he will get a big tattoo on his forehead saying “I’m Opposite!”? If not, how are others supposed to know he isn’t of the opposite sex?
I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around how stupid we’ve become.
I’m sure this will go over REAL well in a high school. No problems foreseen at all!
They have a Freak Room now?
When Houston first passed their transweirdo bathroom law, I stopped shopping in Houston. The thought of some sicko peering over the stall - or just being in the next stall - was just too creepy. Not to mention the fact that some of the shopping mall restrooms are located somewhat remotely, off long halls. No thanks.
Will this person become a “gang banger?”
What? I thought Rachel Dozeal cleared it all up what nonsense this all is!
Put urinals in the girls rest room. Then you can take a dump in those too.
Considering the propensity of females to vote Democrat, any discomfort they may feel having a guy in their bathrooms is deserved.
Lets let guys use the men's room
Lets let women dressing as men use the men's room
Les let men dressing like women use the mens room.
Lets let ladies use the ladies room.
Letting men use the women's room is a total recipe for disaster and a major safety risk for women.
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