News: Schools Must Let Trans Students Use G.A. Bathrooms

Giselle

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In a landmark win for the transgender community in the United States, the country's justice department has ruled students "must" be allowed to use toilets corresponding to their gender identity.

The announcement came following a case lodged by Gavin Grimm, a 16-year-old from Virginia, who filed a lawsuit against his school after he was told by Gloucester County Public Schools he was not allowed to use the communal toilets, and instead had to use a unisex bathroom.

"I used the bathroom and left, just like any other student," Grimm said in a blog post. "Not once did an altercation occur in the restrooms.

"Being offered a unisex bathroom still singles me out from other students since I'm the only one required to use it.

"I am boy, and it is important to me to live life like other boys do, including using the boys' bathroom."

The justice department sided with Grimm, saying the school's policy is discriminatory and violated his rights.

"Singling out transgender students and subjecting them to differential treatment can also make them more vulnerable to bullying and harassment, a problem that transgender students already face," a document from the department read. "Allowing transgender students to use the restrooms consistent with their gender identity will help prevent stigma that results in bullying and harassment and will ensure that the District fosters a safe and supportive learning environment for all students, a result that is unquestionably in the public interest."

Slowly but surely.

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015...n_7720308.html

DripDrip

Its so awkward to be forced to use a bathroom where you don't feel safe in or be subjected to weird stares and constant "is this the ____'s bathroom" ?

Deuces

Good.

kylespearsfenty

I really don't see why this is such a big deal if they dress like a girl/boy, ESPECIALLY if they've made a full transition. My former (very old) calculus teacher was talking about this a few weeks ago and completely ridiculing the concept. "God made you a boy/girl."

The fact that the teacher had the audacity to say that **** so openly really pissed me off. That guy is such an asshole. Thank God I don't deal with his ass anymore.
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Schools are supposed to be an open, positive, RESPECTFUL environment. PUBLIC schools do not have a specific religion on them.

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