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==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Transgender male high school student at the centre of the controversy over bathroom segregation in the southern states.  The school allowed him to use the boy's washroom until a community member filed a complaint.  The case drew national attention.  Grimm subsequently filed a lawsuit, due to be heard by the Supreme Court.   
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Transgender male high school student at the centre of the controversy over bathroom segregation in the southern states.  The school allowed him to use the boy's washroom until a community member filed a complaint.  The case drew national attention.  Grimm subsequently filed a lawsuit.  A federal court in mid-2018 rejected the school board's attempt to dismiss the case, and ordered it to arrange a settlement conference.  The court eventually ruled in favour of Grimm and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in 2019.   
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
  
 
* [[Outstanding LGBTQ Youths of 2016]]
 
* [[Outstanding LGBTQ Youths of 2016]]
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* [[Transgender Activists]]
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
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* https://www.aclu.org/cases/gg-v-gloucester-county-school-board
 
* https://www.aclu.org/cases/gg-v-gloucester-county-school-board
 
* https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/gavin-grimm-just-wanted-to-use-the-bathroom-he-didnt-think-the-nation-would-debate-it/2016/08/30/23fc9892-6a26-11e6-ba32-5a4bf5aad4fa_story.html
 
* https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/gavin-grimm-just-wanted-to-use-the-bathroom-he-didnt-think-the-nation-would-debate-it/2016/08/30/23fc9892-6a26-11e6-ba32-5a4bf5aad4fa_story.html
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* http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44219769
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* https://www.out.com/news/2019/8/09/gavin-grimm-just-won-his-case-trans-bathroom-rights
  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:06, 13 August 2019

Gavin Grimm

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1999 -

Occupation

Activist

Description

Transgender male high school student at the centre of the controversy over bathroom segregation in the southern states. The school allowed him to use the boy's washroom until a community member filed a complaint. The case drew national attention. Grimm subsequently filed a lawsuit. A federal court in mid-2018 rejected the school board's attempt to dismiss the case, and ordered it to arrange a settlement conference. The court eventually ruled in favour of Grimm and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in 2019.

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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