Maine pediatricians support transgender student's use of girls bathroom
http://bangordailynews.com/2013/05/03/health/maine-pediatricians-support-transgender-students-use-of-girls-bathroom/?ref=polbeat5/3/13
By Judy Harrison, BDN Staff
PORTLAND, Maine — The president of the Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics said Friday that "a transgender girl needs to be treated like any other girl" and should be allowed to use the girls bathroom at school.
Dr. Steve Feder, a pediatrician in Boothbay Harbor and Damariscotta, said in a telephone interview that the Maine Supreme Judicial Court should recognize that gender identity is internalized and not simply a matter of physical characteristics, especially for transgender children.
The physician said that his organization has joined a "friend of the court" brief in a case pending before the state supreme court. Other groups who signed onto the amicus brief are the Maine Psychological Association, the National Association of Social Workers-Maine Chapter, Trans Youth Equality Foundation, the Maine Women's Lobby and the Downeast and Southern Maine chapters of the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network.
