Many Americans are struggling with new laws that have been created to protect the LGBTQ community. In recent years, many states have passed the law for same sex marriage. As well as laws to protect transgenders from discrimination. Regardless of the new laws, the LGBTQ community continues to fight for equality.
The case of Gloucester County School Board v. G.G. is the first transgender case to reach the Supreme Court. Gavin Grimm (G.G.) made headlines because of the discrimination he experienced at his high school. He is a transgender male born female struggling to overcome many obstacles, that have been thrown his way. Gavin began having problems at school when he decided to identify as a male and use the boy’s restroom. He didn’t understand …show more content…
Gavin and his mother spoke with the school prior to the new school year, to reinsure he would be treated fairly. Things changed once the parents of students that attend school with Gavin, were notified of his transition. Parents became outraged and demanded the School Board to do something about it. According to Zachary Schurin “parents asked the school board to enforce students to use the restroom and locker room to correspond to their biological sex.” I think it is dangerous for G.G. to use the restroom of the sex he no longer identifies by. It puts him at risk for mental and physical abuse from his peers. That is how the lawsuit came about, because he was no longer allowed to use the boy’s restroom. His lawsuit is premised on claims based on Title IX of the education Amendments Act of 1972 and the Equal Protection Clause of the US Constitution according to …show more content…
It is unfortunate that he must endure this pain while finishing up his last years in high school. He shouldn’t have to suffer for the way he feels and or the way he was born. People need to be more open to change, and learn to accept people for who they are. As America continues to evolve, we as Americans need to as well. It seems as if the people that are fighting to block his rights, aren’t thinking about the challenges this young man must encounter. The backlash that Gavin is experiencing is inhumane. No one seems to care about the pain he is enduring, and fail to realize that it is a form of bullying. Bullying which can lead to bigger issues like suicide, and or force him to drop out of school. According to Zachary Schurin “Gavin suffers from gender dysphoria, a psychological condition recognized under the DSm-5 that is characterized by significant distress caused by the incongruence between one’s gender identity and their biological defined sex.” He is already struggling to accept himself; he doesn’t need to fight the world as
The case of Gloucester County School Board v. G.G. is the first transgender case to reach the Supreme Court. Gavin Grimm (G.G.) made headlines because of the discrimination he experienced at his high school. He is a transgender male born female struggling to overcome many obstacles, that have been thrown his way. Gavin began having problems at school when he decided to identify as a male and use the boy’s restroom. He didn’t understand …show more content…
Gavin and his mother spoke with the school prior to the new school year, to reinsure he would be treated fairly. Things changed once the parents of students that attend school with Gavin, were notified of his transition. Parents became outraged and demanded the School Board to do something about it. According to Zachary Schurin “parents asked the school board to enforce students to use the restroom and locker room to correspond to their biological sex.” I think it is dangerous for G.G. to use the restroom of the sex he no longer identifies by. It puts him at risk for mental and physical abuse from his peers. That is how the lawsuit came about, because he was no longer allowed to use the boy’s restroom. His lawsuit is premised on claims based on Title IX of the education Amendments Act of 1972 and the Equal Protection Clause of the US Constitution according to …show more content…
It is unfortunate that he must endure this pain while finishing up his last years in high school. He shouldn’t have to suffer for the way he feels and or the way he was born. People need to be more open to change, and learn to accept people for who they are. As America continues to evolve, we as Americans need to as well. It seems as if the people that are fighting to block his rights, aren’t thinking about the challenges this young man must encounter. The backlash that Gavin is experiencing is inhumane. No one seems to care about the pain he is enduring, and fail to realize that it is a form of bullying. Bullying which can lead to bigger issues like suicide, and or force him to drop out of school. According to Zachary Schurin “Gavin suffers from gender dysphoria, a psychological condition recognized under the DSm-5 that is characterized by significant distress caused by the incongruence between one’s gender identity and their biological defined sex.” He is already struggling to accept himself; he doesn’t need to fight the world as