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https://www.mountainfilm.org/media/gavin-grimm-vs 

[staff]

What this is: Disappointing, infuriating, and a direct result of President Trump’s decision to withdraw President Obama’s previously issued guidance on transgender youth.  

What this isn’t: The end of the road. The past few months have seen a historic growth in support for transgender protections at the highest level. Thousands of individuals and organizations have signed on to the amicus briefs—major medical associations, unions representing millions of teachers, national religious leaders, elected officials at the local, state, and federal level, and ordinary citizens concerned about the rights and dignity of their fellow human beings.

This decision does not void any existing Title IX legal protections for transgender students, and similar cases regarding the fundamental rights of transgender students in schools are pending throughout the circuit courts.

The momentum on this issue is clear, and it isn’t going to be readily reversed—at least not if we all continue to work for what’s right. We remain committed to standing with Gavin, to supporting the ACLU, and ultimately toward the passage of explicit, comprehensive nondiscrimination protections for all LGBTQ Americans. It’s more important now than ever before.

Here’s how you can keep up the fight:

Show your support for equal access to public spaces by joining the #EveryoneWelcome campaign.

Support and share resources like The Trevor Project, which offer crisis intervention for trans people.

Stay informed and help educate others. An excellent place for news and educational resources is the National Center for Transgender Equality.

[refinery29]

Laverne Cox snuck a few notes on trans and nonbinary love in her introduction to Lady Gaga at the Grammys tonight.

Gifs: The Grammys on CBS

[profeminist]

Watch the video here

Trans Celebrities Share Their Personal Stories of Using Public Bathrooms

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[bi-trans-alliance]

Rally in support of trans youth and Gavin Grimm in Cincinnati, Ohio 

[lgbt-history-archive]

"I AM A FIERCE TRANSSEXUAL WARRIORESS -- I WILL FIGHT FOR MY RIGHTS" -- "I'M GENDERQUEER. I'M HERE. GET USED TO IT!," Trans March, San Francisco, California, June 2010. Photo by Libby Freeman, c/o Trans March. #lgbthistory #HavePrideInHistory #Resist #ProtectTransKids #StandWithGavin #FuckTrump (at San Francisco, California)

[tambonerd]

#Repost @ppact #Repost @lavernecox: ⬇⬇⬇ As an out, visible, black, transgender woman everyday is #TransDayOfVisibility for me. My blackness, transness and womanhood are political, social and historic realities. But my spirit, my soul, my humanity transcend these identity categories. As an artist I have always yearned for transcendence. Today I continue to do the spiritual work towards that transcendence. But the political, social and historic realities of the multiple identities I inhabit, continue to affect how I and people like me move through the world and access space and resources. In this context it becomes necessary, vital to celebrate ourselves and these socially constructed yet personally, politically and historically relevant identities we inhabit. Trans people are under attack perhaps now more than ever as we enjoy more visibility than we have ever known. So on this #transdayofvisibility #tdov2017 we celebrate trans folks, those who are visible, by circumstance and by choice. We celebrate and are visible for those who can not be. As we celebrate visibility we also acknowledge the limits of visibility. We acknowledge that trans folks experience violence disproportionately, that the past 3 years there have been more murders of trans folks than since we have been tracking trans homicides. We acknowledge that trans students are under attack in the United States. We #StandwithGavin Grimm and trans students like him across this nation fighting for dignity and equal access. We acknowledge that bills like HB2 and the bill masquerading as a repeal of that bill but is only more discrimination, are about erasing trans people from public life. We acknowledge that when we are excluded from being counted in census data this is another attempt to erase us. We acknowledge that when trans folks are misgendered and disavowed this is yet another attempt to stigmatize and erase us. We acknowledge that folks at the intersections of multiple identities being targeted must be lifted up. On this Trans Day of Visibility we reassert that we will not and cannot be erased. Happy #TransDayOfVisibility #TransIsBeautiful

[everyonewelcomelgbt-blog]

Superstar George Takei is standing with the #EveryoneWelcome campaign in support of full equality for transgender people! Join him by recording your own video talking about why you support full, comprehensive non-discrimination protections for transgender people! www.everyonewelcomelgbt.org. (Via @glaad)

[diablo-m16-blog]

- R E P O S T - #Reposting @lavernecox with @instarepost_app -- As an out, visible, black, transgender woman everyday is #TransDayOfVisibility for me. My blackness, transness and womanhood are political, social and historic realities. But my spirit, my soul, my humanity transcend these identity categories. As an artist I have always yearned for transcendence. Today I continue to do the spiritual work towards that transcendence. But the political, social and historic realities of the multiple identities I inhabit, continue to affect how I and people like me move through the world and access space and resources. In this context it becomes necessary, vital to celebrate ourselves and these socially constructed yet personally, politically and historically relevant identities we inhabit. Trans people are under attack perhaps now more than ever as we enjoy more visibility than we have ever known. So on this #transdayofvisibility #tdov2017 we celebrate trans folks, those who are visible, by circumstance and by choice. We celebrate and are visible for those who can not be. As we celebrate visibility we also acknowledge the limits of visibility. We acknowledge that trans folks experience violence disproportionately, that the past 3 years there have been more murders of trans folks than since we have been tracking trans homicides. We acknowledge that trans students are under attack in the United States. We #StandwithGavin Grimm and trans students like him across this nation fighting for dignity and equal access. We acknowledge that bills like HB2 and the bill masquerading as a repeal of that bill but is only more discrimination, are about erasing trans people from public life. We acknowledge that when we are excluded from being counted in census data this is another attempt to erase us. We acknowledge that when trans folks are misgendered and disavowed this is yet another attempt to stigmatize and erase us. We acknowledge that folks at the intersections of multiple identities being targeted must be lifted up. On this Trans Day of Visibility we reassert that we will not and cannot be erased. Happy #TransDayOfVisibility #TransIsBeautiful

[freedomforallamericans]

Just days after hearing from thousands of voices from all across the country in support of transgender equality, the Supreme Court sent a landmark case back to a lower court for consideration, meaning it will not hear the case this spring, a disappointing move that leaves transgender students behind. We will never stop fighting for transgender dignity -- share if you're with us: http://bit.ly/2mt957k

[itgetsbetterproject]

You might’ve watched the Grammys this past weekend, where Laverne Cox told you to google “Gavin Grimm.”

Many obeyed, the hashtag #StandWithGavin rising to the top of the trending lists as his story began to circulate among popular consciousness.

Gavin is a transgender high school student in the state of Virginia who has had to attend board meetings filled with adults discussing his ability to utilize the school bathroom, many of whom reportedly cheered after hearing vulgar statements made about the teenager.

When the school board voted that he would not be able to use the boys bathroom, Gavin decided to sue.

He says: “I am fighting this fight because no kid should have to think so hard about performing a basic and private function of being alive. No kid struggling to be accepted, and struggling to accept themselves, should have to simultaneously battle for the right to use the correct bathroom. That is why I have come to this point. I hope that I will be one of the last kids that has to go through something like this, and I am going to do what I can to ensure that.”

Represented by the ACLU, Gavin will be headed to the Supreme Court, where the verdict will impact transgender individuals more broadly than bathroom rights -- but to protections on the basis of sex interpreted to included gender identity. It will be the first time the Supreme Court will consider the question of whether transgender people are protected from discrimination.

Gavin’s case will extend beyond his final year of high school, but will determine if his name will be studied by students of history in the years to come, as a champion and defender of the trans community.

[lgbtmap]

It’s great to see so many amicus briefs supporting Gavin Grimm and equality for trans students. Many transgender students, like Gavin, face discrimination and mistreatment when it comes to using the same school facilities as their peers. MAP’s Talking About Transgender Students & School Facilities Access provides helpful tips and examples for supporting policies to protect trans students and their ability to access facilities that match their gender identity. http://lgbtmap.org/talking-about-transgender-students-school-facilities-access  #standwithgavin

[profeminist]

Source 

 Gavin Grimm: Love Is the Heartbeat of Our Community—and It Can Never Be Defeated

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