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August 12, 2019

Trans Activist Gavin Grimm Wins 2-Year Fight Against Virginia School Board
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In a victory for transgender rights, a federal judge ruled Friday that a
Virginia school board's policy which barred a transgender student from
using the bathroom that corresponded to his gender identity is
unconstitutional. The case was brought by the ACLU on behalf of Gavin
Grimm, a former Virginia student. Judge Arenda Wright Allen wrote,
"Transgender students are singled out, subjected to discriminatory
treatment, and excluded from spaces where similarly situated students
are permitted to go." Grimm celebrated the ruling, tweeting, "I promise
to continue to advocate for as long as it takes for everyone to be able
to live their authentic lives freely, in public, and without harrassment
and discrimination." Click here to see our interview with Gavin Grimm.


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