Remember Gavin Grimm, from Virginia? This trans teen's case has been up and down the federal court system for several years. Well . . . he's BACK!
Judge rules that transgender teen Gavin Grimm is protected by Title IX and the ConstitutionBY DEBRA CASSENS WEISS
POSTED MAY 23, 2018, 9:10 AM CDT
American Bar Association Journal
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge_rules_that_transgender_teen_gavin_grimm_is_protected_by_title_ix_and"A federal judge in Virginia cited the Constitution and education law in refusing to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a transgender former high school student who wanted to use a restroom that matched his gender identity.
"U.S. District Judge Arenda Wright Allen ruled Tuesday in a suit filed by Gavin Grimm, according to the Washington Post, the New York Times and a press release by the American Civil Liberties Union. Allen ruled that Grimm was protected from impermissible sex stereotyping by the equal protection clause and Title IX of the U.S. Education Amendments of 1972, which bans discrimination on the basis of sex in schools that receive federal money.
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"Allen noted two other federal appeals courts have since ruled that excluding transgender youths from restrooms that align with their gender identity may subject them to discrimination on the basis of sex under Title IX and the equal protection clause.
"She also said circumstances have changed since Grimm first filed his lawsuit. He has received chest reconstruction surgery and has obtained a court order legally changing his sex to male. He also amended his complaint to allege a continuing violation of his rights throughout his high school years, rather than at the time of the school board initially adopted the policy banning him from using the boys' restroom."
The article notes that Gavin has graduated from high school and will be attending college in . . . CALIFORNIA! YAY!
