Ruling makes appeals court the highest in the country to weigh in on the fight for access to restrooms,locker rooms and other spaces segregated by genderIn a meaningful victory for transgender rights advocates, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that a Virginia school board is violating anti-discrimination laws by barring a transgender boy from using the boys’ restroom.[br]The ruling makes the fourth circuit court of appeals the highest court in the country to weigh in on the fight for access to restrooms, and locker rooms and other spaces segregated by gender. North Carolina belongs to the same circuit – meaning Tuesday’s decision could have an influence on a separate lawsuit challenging the embattled anti-LGBT law in North Carolina,HB2. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com