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    Exclamation Court Overturns Virginia School's Transgender Bathroom Rule

    Court Overturns Virginia School's Transgender Bathroom Rule
    By Larry O'Dell, Associated Press RICHMOND, Va.

    http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/c...-rule-38513822
    "A Virginia high school discriminated against a transgender teen by forbidding him from using the boys' restroom, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday in a case that could have implications for a North Carolina law that critics say discriminates against LGBT people."
    "In the Virginia case, a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals — which also covers North Carolina — ruled 2-1 to overturn the Gloucester County School Board's policy. The court said the policy violated Title IX, the federal law that prohibits discrimination in schools. The ruling also said a federal judge who previously rejected Grimm's discrimination claim ignored a U.S. Department of Education rule that transgender students in public schools must be allowed to use restrooms that correspond with their gender identity."
    "Maxine Eichner, a University of North Carolina law professor who is an expert on sexual orientation and the law, said the ruling — the first of its kind by a federal appeals court — means the provision of North Carolina's law pertaining to restroom use by transgender students in schools that receive federal funds also is invalid."
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    Imho, there couldn't have been a more resounding VICTORY for the transgender community than with this Federal court ruling! And since the court has jurisdiction in other states as well their ruling will now also extend to those states also, including North Carolina! Poetic justice is what it can be rightfully called and nothing less!

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    They should just ignore the court and continue to protect their children as they see fit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TrueBlue View Post
    Court Overturns Virginia School's Transgender Bathroom Rule
    By Larry O'Dell, Associated Press RICHMOND, Va.

    http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/c...-rule-38513822




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    Thanks to ABC News for this report.

    Imho, there couldn't have been a more resounding VICTORY for the transgender community than with this Federal court ruling! And since the court has jurisdiction in other states as well their ruling will now also extend to those states also, including North Carolina! Poetic justice is what it can be rightfully called and nothing less!

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    Congress needs to step in. This is nonsense.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterVeritis View Post
    Congress needs to step in. This is nonsense.
    That's called being a Bad Loser, V. The court has ruled and the case is now closed unless there is an appeal to a higher court though with this precedent now on the books I don't see how any higher court including the SCOTUS could rule any different. As for Congress, forget it, don't cry over spilled milk.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TrueBlue View Post
    That's called being a Bad Loser, V. The court has ruled and the case is now closed unless there is an appeal to a higher court though with this precedent now on the books I don't see how any higher court including the SCOTUS could rule any different. As for Congress, forget it, don't cry over spilled milk.
    SCOTUS overturns lower court's decisions all the time TB. There is no precedent set
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cletus View Post
    They should just ignore the court and continue to protect their children as they see fit.
    LoL. Law and order only when one agrees....

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    Quote Originally Posted by TrueBlue View Post
    Court Overturns Virginia School's Transgender Bathroom Rule
    By Larry O'Dell, Associated Press RICHMOND, Va.

    http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/c...-rule-38513822




    =============================
    Thanks to ABC News for this report.

    Imho, there couldn't have been a more resounding VICTORY for the transgender community than with this Federal court ruling! And since the court has jurisdiction in other states as well their ruling will now also extend to those states also, including North Carolina! Poetic justice is what it can be rightfully called and nothing less!

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    If You Don't Like What Is Being Discussed In the OP You Can Always Do the Courteous Thing and Just Leave the Thread.

    Bathrooms are designed for physical anatomy , not "gender identification"

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    Obama in UK: NC Bathroom Law and Mississippi Religious Freedom Law Should be Overturned
    April 22, 2016 – President Barack Obama in a joint press conference with UK Prime Minister David Cameron said that a North Carolina law that requires people to use the bathroom that corresponds with their biological sex and a Mississippi law that protects religious organizations and individuals from being forced to act against their faith in dealing with same-sex marriage should be overturned.
    “I also think that the laws that have been passed there are wrong and should be overturned, and they’re in response to politics in part, in part some strong emotions that are generated by people – some of whom are good people, but I just disagree with them when it comes to respecting the equal rights of all people regardless of sexual orientation, whether transgender or gay or lesbian,” Obama said. A reporter asked Obama and the prime minister about the laws, in light of the travel advisory that the U.K. issued for LGBT Brits. As CNSNews.com previously reported, the United Kingdom issued a travel advisory to its British LGBT citizens, warning them to be aware of the new laws in those two states should they travel there.

    In Mississippi, HB 1523 or the Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act, would protect religious organizations and individuals from being forced to act against their faith on matters involving same-sex marriage. Government officials who want to recuse themselves from involvement in a same-sex marriage would have to take “all necessary steps” to ensure that a marriage license is not delayed. Gov. Phil Bryant, who signed the bill into law, said it prevents “government from interfering with people of faith who are exercising their religious beliefs…in matters of marriage.”

    As CNSNews.com previously reported, North Carolina’s law, H.B. 2, is “an act to provide for single-sex multiple occupancy bathroom and changing facilities in schools and public agencies and to create statewide consistency in regulation of employment and public accommodations.” It also states that those restrooms are to be used according to one’s biological sex – “the physical condition of being male or female, which is stated on a person’s birth certificate.” The law also allows for “accommodations” by allowing entities to provide single-use restrooms “upon a person’s request due to special circumstances.”

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    Michelle Obama Slams Religious Freedom Law During Commencement Speech
    April 25, 2016 | First lady Michelle Obama criticized the religious freedom law in Mississippi during a commencement speech at Jackson State University in Mississippi on Saturday.
    “If we fail to exercise our fundamental right to vote, then I guarantee that so much of the progress we’ve fought for will be under threat,” she said. “Congress will still be gridlocked. Statehouses will continue to roll back voting rights and write discrimination into the law. “We see it right here in Mississippi — just two weeks ago -– how swiftly progress can hurtle backward, how easy it is to single out a small group and marginalize them because of who they are or who they love,” Mrs. Obama said.

    As CNSNews.com previously reported, in Mississippi, HB 1523 or the Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act, would protect religious organizations and individuals from being forced to act against their faith on matters involving same-sex marriage. Government officials who want to recuse themselves from involvement in a same-sex marriage would have to take “all necessary steps” to ensure that a marriage license is not delayed. “So we’ve got to stand side by side with all our neighbors –- straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender; Muslim, Jew, Christian, Hindu immigrant, Native American — because the march for civil rights isn’t just about African-Americans, it’s about all Americans,” she said.

    “It’s about making things more just, more equal, more free for all our kids and grandkids. That’s the story you all have the opportunity to write. That’s what this historic university has prepared you to do,” Mrs. Obama added. As CNSNews.com previously reported, during a joint press conference in the UK on Friday, President Barack Obama said Friday that laws like the one in Mississippi and North Carolina’s bathroom law “are wrong and should be overturned.”

    As CNSNews.com previously reported, North Carolina’s law, H.B. 2, is “an act to provide for single-sex multiple occupancy bathroom and changing facilities in schools and public agencies and to create statewide consistency in regulation of employment and public accommodations.” It also states that those restrooms are to be used according to one’s biological sex – “the physical condition of being male or female, which is stated on a person’s birth certificate.” The law also allows for “accommodations” by allowing entities to provide single-use restrooms “upon a person’s request due to special circumstances.”

    http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/...ncement-speech

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    Courts are beyond illegitimate at this point. He wasn't discriminated against because he can't actually change his sex.

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