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Federal Government
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By Administrator
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Wednesday, 06 July 2016 12:42 |
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The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a federal court in North Carolina for a preliminary injunction preventing the implementation of HB2 which requires transgender people to use the restroom corresponding with their biological gender.
Named in the suit are Governor Pat McCrory, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, the University of North Carolina and the UNC System Board of Governors.
The Justice Department is asking for the injunction based on a ruling from the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals which granted a 16 year-old transgender student the right to use the restroom that corresponds to the gender in which he identifies. The court also cited Title IX guidelines which prohibits discrimination against transgenders with regard to the use of bathrooms and locker room facilities.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 06 July 2016 12:50 |
