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US judge rules against Virginia transgender toilet ban | US judge rules against Virginia transgender toilet ban |
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A US appeals court has ruled that a Virginia school policy that barred a transgender student from using the boys' toilet is discriminatory. | |
Gavin Grimm filed the lawsuit after the school board adopted a policy that required students to use a private toilet or one that corresponds to the sex listed on their birth certificate. | Gavin Grimm filed the lawsuit after the school board adopted a policy that required students to use a private toilet or one that corresponds to the sex listed on their birth certificate. |
Grimm, who identifies as male, said the policy was stigmatizing. | Grimm, who identifies as male, said the policy was stigmatizing. |
How transgender people use public toilets is a divisive issue in the US. | How transgender people use public toilets is a divisive issue in the US. |
A number of places in the US - most recently North Carolina - have passed laws requiring transgender people to use a public toilet that corresponds to the sex listed on their birth certificate. | A number of places in the US - most recently North Carolina - have passed laws requiring transgender people to use a public toilet that corresponds to the sex listed on their birth certificate. |
The North Carolina law in particular has been sharply criticised as discriminatory and several companies have stopped doing business in the state as a result. | The North Carolina law in particular has been sharply criticised as discriminatory and several companies have stopped doing business in the state as a result. |
In the Grimm case, the three-judge panel found the Gloucester County District policy violated Title IX, a federal law which prohibits gender discrimination at schools that receive federal funding. | In the Grimm case, the three-judge panel found the Gloucester County District policy violated Title IX, a federal law which prohibits gender discrimination at schools that receive federal funding. |
The Gloucester County District said the policy was meant to respect the privacy of all students. | The Gloucester County District said the policy was meant to respect the privacy of all students. |
A federal judge had earlier rejected Grimm's sex discrimination claim, saying Title IX only protects students from discrimination based on biological sex, not gender identity. | A federal judge had earlier rejected Grimm's sex discrimination claim, saying Title IX only protects students from discrimination based on biological sex, not gender identity. |
Other federal rulings in similar cases have also ruled that Title IX does not apply to transgender students. | Other federal rulings in similar cases have also ruled that Title IX does not apply to transgender students. |
This federal ruling could have wider implications because it creates a legal precedent in five states including North Carolina. The America Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and others have already filed a challenge to North Carolina's transgender law. | This federal ruling could have wider implications because it creates a legal precedent in five states including North Carolina. The America Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and others have already filed a challenge to North Carolina's transgender law. |
Some supporters of these policies said allowing transgender people to choose their restroom could lead to women and children being attacked. | Some supporters of these policies said allowing transgender people to choose their restroom could lead to women and children being attacked. |
They said they feared that predatory men could pose as transgender people and use legal protections as a cover. | They said they feared that predatory men could pose as transgender people and use legal protections as a cover. |
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