U.S. appeals court upholds Florida high school's transgender bathroom ban

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(Reuters) -A sharply divided federal appeals court on Friday upheld a Florida high school's policy forbidding transgender students from using bathrooms that accord with their chosen identities.

In a 7-4 vote, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the St. Johns County school board did not violate the U.S. Constitution or federal civil rights law by requiring students to use bathrooms corresponding to their biological sex.

The policy had been challenged by Drew Adams, a transgender man who sued in 2017 after being barred from using the boys' bathroom when he attended the Allen D. Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. He had instead been required to use girls' or gender-neutral bathrooms.

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All seven judges in the Atlanta-based appeals court majority were appointed by Republican presidents, including six by Donald Trump, while the four dissenting judges were Democratic appointees.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-appeals-court-upholds-florida-212115364.html

[Skittles]

1. disgusting

inhumane - but then, that is SOP for the GOP

[Mr.Bill]

2. They're too stupid to realize

this is a two-sided coin.

If Chas Bono was visiting your daughter's school, would you like him to use the same bathroom as your eight-year-old daughter? Or how about Ru Paul using the same bathroom as your son?

[Mad_Machine76]

3. As if

they consider any of the long-term consequences of their actions

[Oneironaut]

7. Hi - FYI

Ru Paul is a Drag Queen and identifies as a man.

I appreciate the sentiments though!

[Mr.Bill]

8. I know that.

But what if he was at the school in costume? I guess they would find a faculty rest room for him to use.

[Oneironaut]

9. Still men's room, I believe.

I don’t think Ru Paul would actually care to use the womens room if given the option. Most drag queens are only performers wearing a costume. At the end of their performance, they usually take those costumes off and just look like normal guys.

There would be no confusion, as, drag outfits are wild.

[Mr.Bill]

10. In an adult setting, yes.

But I wouldn't want to try to explain the situation to a first-grader.

[Ms. Toad]

11. My brother dressed up in women's dress-up clothing when he was in the 1st grade.

It's really not that hard to explain, nor is gender (stereotype)-non-conforming dress inherently "adult."

[Oneironaut]

12. Explain what? Playing dress up?

It’s really not as hard as people make it sound. Drag shows are literally just (almost always) men dressed up in crazy, sparkly outfits, exaggerated makeup, and huge wigs. They’re basically the same in that sense as clowns.

[Mr.Bill]

13. I like the clown angle.

That would probably work.

[Polybius]

4. Thanks for the link

Just posted in LBN.

[GenXer47]

5. this whole thing is so stupid

In Europe most of the bathrooms are single-use and men and women wait in line together.
When will America grow up??

[Maeve]

6. Agreed. Gads, but we're repressed! Or Victorian, take your pick

[Mr.Bill]

14. Bottom line is

when people complain about multi-sex bathrooms, remind them they most likely have one in their house.