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May 13, 2016

Obama: Students Have Right to Use Bathroom That Corresponds to Gender Identity
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The Obama administration is sending out letters to school districts
across the country saying students have the right under federal law to
use the bathroom that corresponds to their gender identity. The
directive is not legally enforceable, although it does suggest school
districts could face lawsuits or loss of funding if they fail to protect
transgender students from discrimination and unequal access to
facilities. This comes only days after the Justice Department sued North
Carolina over its anti-transgender law, HB 2, which bars transgender
people from using the bathroom that corresponds to their gender
identity. It also invalidates local ordinances aimed at protecting LGBT
people from discrimination.
Topics:LGBT

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