the latest battle over transgender rights and sexual identity comes in response to a letter sent on Friday from the Departments of Education and Justice directing public schools to ensure that "transgender students enjoy a supportive and nondiscriminatory school environment." However there are many who are actually against this and in support of making it illegal for transgender people to use the public bathroom that does not match their biological sex. Even after the Supreme Court's decision last year in Obergefell v. Hodges that guaranteed all people 'equal dignity in the eyes of the law,' there are always new efforts to deny LGBT individuals the same rights.
This has come after the decision to legalize gay marriage, but there will always be people who are still unaccepting of the decision. It's sad that people let silly reasons get in the way of their opinions on equal rights. The Obama administration directive goes beyond the bathroom issue to touch on privacy rights that has unleashed backlash from ministers, parents and politicians who say the federal government has gone too far.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/14/politics/transgender-bathrooms-backlash/index.html
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