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Justice Dept.: Transgender students can use bathrooms that match their gender identity
washingtonexaminer.com ^ | june 30, 2015 | Pete Kasperowicz

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."

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To: lowbridge

This is unbelievable.

Parents of other students need to start filing lawsuits like crazy.


21 posted on 07/01/2015 2:51:20 PM PDT by headstamp 2
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To: lowbridge

So a biological female will use a male restroom. I presume that applies to locker rooms as well. This is likely not going to end well for the female.


22 posted on 07/01/2015 2:51:23 PM PDT by Truth29
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To: lowbridge

I bet a lot more pervs are going to enroll with this new incentive for rape opportunities. Oh that was the point?


23 posted on 07/01/2015 2:53:09 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: HarleyLady27

Well you actually hit a point that may gain us a powerful ally.
The Chamber of Commerce.
If women are too afraid to go out shopping for fear of perverts hanging out in the “ladies” room then that’s bad for business.
Evidently we have to find some non traditional/religious/moral argument if we are to have any hope of prevailing.
All that said, it’s just depressing to think that I, my kids, and their kids will have to go a lifetime dealing with all of this absurdity (and much worse to come no doubt).
Please Lord return quickly.


24 posted on 07/01/2015 2:53:13 PM PDT by Clump (Bestowing dignity on sodomy is like bestowing fragrance on a turd.)
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To: lowbridge

Just do away with toilet room designations like “Boys” and “Girls” or “Men” and “Women” and relabel them “Innies” and “Outies”.

Then if the males transvestites and deviates want to join the females they will have to have their male plumbing removed.

And the she-men will have to have some plumbing added.


25 posted on 07/01/2015 2:53:26 PM PDT by Iron Munro (We may be paranoid but that doesn't mean they aren't really after us)
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To: Jim Robinson

So, the “boy” who’s really a girl is going to belly up to the urinal with the rest of the guys? —

It is the urinal’s fault. It was designed by a man. And it is WHITE!


26 posted on 07/01/2015 2:54:09 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob (Using 4th keyboard due to wearing out the "/" and "s" on the previous 3)
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To: GeronL

Because instead of the red or blue pill America swallowed the black pill in 2008


27 posted on 07/01/2015 2:54:40 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: lowbridge

Simple, just have all schools build separate facilities; male facilities for females who think they’re males and female facilities for males who think they’re females.

Problem solved.


28 posted on 07/01/2015 2:55:27 PM PDT by umgud (When under attack, victims want 2 things; God & a gun)
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To: lowbridge

“He was assigned the female sex at birth...”

Who did the assigning?

Once we realize our civilization is lost, we can destroying this crap we have now and building a new civilization based on the old one.


29 posted on 07/01/2015 2:55:32 PM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: demshateGod

Pretty sure God does the assigning.


30 posted on 07/01/2015 2:56:55 PM PDT by Crazieman (Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
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To: Jim Robinson

Urinals are going to banned. It’s already starting in Europe. They’re always a few steps ahead of us (by definition since we’re conservatives).


31 posted on 07/01/2015 2:57:10 PM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: lowbridge

Pervs everywhere are lovin’ it!


32 posted on 07/01/2015 2:57:20 PM PDT by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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To: GeronL

There is no reason to be, and it shouldn’t be allowed. I don’t need to go to the city, but if I did, there is no way I would go anywhere near a public restroom...


33 posted on 07/01/2015 2:58:43 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: GeronL

Because the modern generation cant even take a piss with out the governments help.


34 posted on 07/01/2015 2:59:47 PM PDT by Delta 21 (Patiently waiting for the jack booted kick at my door.)
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To: lowbridge

OMG ... LOL!!!!!


35 posted on 07/01/2015 3:00:41 PM PDT by hawkaw
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To: lowbridge

So any pervert can dress up like a woman and use the Women’s bathrooms in public places? In this brave new world, we’re going to have to plan our time away from home carefully.


36 posted on 07/01/2015 3:03:06 PM PDT by grania
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To: demshateGod
Who did the assigning?

Why, the God that doesn't exist of course...

37 posted on 07/01/2015 3:04:31 PM PDT by 5thGenTexan
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

Boy howdy! That would definitely test that social experiment.


38 posted on 07/01/2015 3:04:31 PM PDT by SgtBob (Freedom is not for the faint of heart. Semper Fi!)
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To: lowbridge

Caitlyn Jenner now has to hike up a dress to use a urinal.


39 posted on 07/01/2015 3:04:49 PM PDT by Dagnabitt (Islamic Immigration is Treason)
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To: HarleyLady27

Shop online, Gal!


40 posted on 07/01/2015 3:06:54 PM PDT by SgtBob (Freedom is not for the faint of heart. Semper Fi!)
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