Federal court sides with transgender student who fought for the right to use a bathroom that corresponded with his gender identity

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A US judge ruled that federal law protects a transgender student's right to use a bathroom that corresponded with his gender identity. In doing so, the judge found that the student is covered by a federal law that bars discrimination in education.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A US judge on Tuesday ruled that federal law protects a transgender student who fought all the way to the Supreme Court for the right to use a bathroom at a high school in Virginia that corresponded with his gender identity.

US District Judge Arenda Wright Allen in Norfolk rejected a bid by the Gloucester County School Board to dismiss the civil rights lawsuit filed by student Gavin Grimm.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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