ACLU files transgender discrimination lawsuit in Gloucester County
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Virginia on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Gloucester County School Board for what they call a discriminatory bathroom policy that was...
View ArticleDepartment of Justice backs Virginia transgender student’s fight
The Department of Justice has filed a statement of interest in federal court that appears to bolster a Virginia transgender high school student’s fight to use the bathroom that comports with his gender...
View ArticleJudge drops part of transgender nondiscrimination lawsuit
Part of a lawsuit challenging a bathroom policy adopted by a Virginia school board — as it pertains to a transgender high school student — has been thrown out by the presiding judge. However, the...
View ArticleFederal judge rejects Virginia transgender student’s motion
A transgender male student in Virginia can no longer use the public restroom at his high school. Instead, he will be relegated to a staff bathroom or other “alternative private” facility after a...
View ArticleTransgender student appealing Gloucester County restroom policy
Lawyers for a transgender male student from Gloucester County, Va., are asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to stop the Gloucester County School Board from enforcing a policy that...
View ArticleGloucester County transgender student gets support in appeal
The Gloucester County student challenging his school’s restroom policy for transgender and gender nonconforming students is getting support in his appeal from both the federal government and medical...
View Article4th Circuit to hear Virginia transgender student’s appeal
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday will hear the appeal of a Virginia transgender student who is challenging his school’s restroom policy requiring him to use private facilities or the...
View ArticleAppeals court rules in favor of trans student over bathroom policy lawsuit
Appeals court restores Title IX claim in Gavin Grimm's lawsuit to use the boys' restroom The post Appeals court rules in favor of trans student over bathroom policy lawsuit appeared first on Metro...
View ArticleParents of trans children hope Title IX ruling leads to restroom victory
A legal victory for a trans Virginia high school student could have implications for other school districts The post Parents of trans children hope Title IX ruling leads to restroom victory appeared...
View ArticleGavin’s Story: Gavin Grimm is the new face of the transgender movement
When his high school offered Gavin Grimm a modified broom closet as a restroom, he not only refused to use it, he sued the school board. Meet the new face of the transgender movement. The post Gavin’s...
View ArticleDepartment of Education guarantees bathroom access to transgender students
Obama administration guidance seeks to ensure students are treated equally according to gender identity The post Department of Education guarantees bathroom access to transgender students appeared...
View ArticleLiberty Counsel asks Virginia Supreme Court case to take up their Fairfax...
The right-wing legal organization challenging Fairfax County Public Schools’ (FCPS) nondiscrimination policy has asked the Virginia Supreme Court to hear their lawsuit. Liberty Counsel has filed a...
View ArticleFourth Circuit rejects motion to reconsider ruling in favor of Gavin Grimm
Chalk up another loss for the Gloucester County School Board. A Tuesday decision by a federal appeals court should have board members squirming as they desperately try to keep in place a policy...
View ArticleGloucester County School Board appealing to Supreme Court in transgender...
The Gloucester County School Board is apparently in “never say die” mode when it comes to cluttering up the courts with litigation. The board has now appealing a decision by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court...
View ArticleFourth Circuit refuses to stay its ruling in Grimm case
The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has refused a motion from Gloucester County School Board. They demanded a stay on an April ruling, which allowed transgender student Gavin Grimm to pursue an...
View ArticleTrans student Gavin Grimm wins injunction, school must let him use boys’...
Gavin Grimm and his lawyers get the injunction they've been seeking for more than a year The post Trans student Gavin Grimm wins injunction, school must let him use boys’ restroom appeared first on...
View ArticleGloucester County School Board asks court to halt order allowing transgender...
The Gloucester County School Board has once again dug in its heels, asking U.S. District Court Judge Robert Doumar to stay the injunction he issued on June 23 that allows transgender student Gavin...
View Article4th Circuit refuses to stay order allowing Gavin Grimm to use the boys’ restroom
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the Gloucester County School Board’s request to place a hold on a preliminary injunction that prevents the school board from enforcing its transgender...
View ArticleGloucester County School Board appeals trans bathroom case to Supreme Court
The Gloucester County School Board finally followed through on its threat, filing an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court to stop transgender student Gavin Grimm from being allowed to use the...
View ArticleGavin Grimm’s lawyers ask Supreme Court not to intervene in case
Lawyers for Gavin Grimm have filed papers with the U.S. Supreme Court responding to a motion from the Gloucester County School Board. Earlier this month, the board filed a motion asking the court, and...
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