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RICHMOND, Va. 鈥� A federal court of appeals today ruled in favor of transgender male student Gavin Grimm in his challenge to Gloucester High School鈥檚 discriminatory restroom policy that segregates transgender students from their peers by requiring them to use 鈥渁lternative, private鈥� facilities.

The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit marks the first time that a federal appeals court has determined that Title IX protects the rights of transgender students to use sex segregated facilities that are consistent with their gender identity. The Fourth Circuit sent the case back to the district court to reevaluate Gavin鈥檚 request for a preliminary injunction under the proper legal standard.

鈥淚 feel so relieved and vindicated by the court鈥檚 ruling,鈥� said Grimm. 鈥淭oday鈥檚 decision gives me hope that my fight will help other kids avoid discriminatory treatment at school.鈥�

鈥淭oday鈥檚 Fourth Circuit decision is a vindication for Gavin and a reinforcement of the Department of Education鈥檚 policy., said Joshua Block, a senior staff attorney at the 老澳门开奖结果 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Project. 鈥淲ith this decision, we hope that schools and legislators will finally get the message that excluding transgender kids from the restrooms is unlawful sex discrimination.鈥�

鈥淕avin鈥檚 fight has been a beacon of hope in the face of increasingly hostile rhetoric against transgender people in Virginia, and across the nation,鈥� said Gail Deady, The Secular Society women鈥檚 rights legal fellow at the 老澳门开奖结果 of Virginia. 鈥淭he court鈥檚 ruling sends a strong message to schools and lawmakers that discriminatory restroom policies don鈥檛 just harm transgender students, they put Title IX funding at risk.鈥�

The 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Virginia brought the case in June 2015 seeking a preliminary injunction so that Gavin may use the boys鈥� restroom when school resumed for his junior year. In September, U.S. District Judge Robert Doumar ruled against Gavin by dismissing his Title IX claim but allowed his case, under the Equal Protection claim, to proceed.

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