In 2015, the Gloucester County School Board voted six to one to deny Grimm request for permission to use the boys bathroom at his school, after allowing him to use it for about seven weeks.
The ACLU defended Grimm, and other transgender students, and argued those students deserved to use which ever restroom and locker room was consistent with their gender identity. District judge ruled in favor of the school action, dismissing Grimm Title IX claim because IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex and not on the basis of other concepts such as gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation. a federal court of appeals ruling was made public that questioned that logic. The case was sent back down to the district court for reevaluation. We therefore reverse in part, vacate in part, and remand the case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
feel so relieved and vindicated by the court's ruling, Grimm said in a statement released by the ACLU. decision gives me hope that my fight will help other kids avoid discriminatory treatment at school. Foundation of Virginia president Victoria Cobb disagreed with the ruling. She said society cannot function properly without basic, social norms like male and female.
social chaos that would ensue from ignoring biological reality will inevitably bring tremendous harm to our children and limit freedom, not expand it, she said. as this case proceeds, a reasonable judge or court will step in and reaffirm that our children have the dignity of basic privacy rights in bathrooms and showers. Anything short of that will put vulnerable children at tremendous emotional, physical and developmental risk. this year, Grimm said the battle was about much more than using a certain restroom.
banned from a gender specific place and it is a big issue for me, this is one way the school is saying, we do not believe you are legitimate, and that is a big deal to me, he said.
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