Difference between revisions of "Gavin Grimm"
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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, due to be heard by the Supreme Court. | + | 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. A federal court in mid-2018 rejected the school board's attempt to dismiss the case, and ordered it to arrange a settlement conference. |
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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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Revision as of 21:35, 25 May 2018
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, due to be heard by the Supreme Court. A federal court in mid-2018 rejected the school board's attempt to dismiss the case, and ordered it to arrange a settlement conference.
See Also
Further Reading/Research
- http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/08/politics/transgender-bathroom-issues-gavin-grimm/
- 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
- http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44219769
