{"id":78506,"date":"2017-03-05T19:27:24","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T00:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=78506"},"modified":"2017-03-05T18:12:41","modified_gmt":"2017-03-05T23:12:41","slug":"schneiderman-leads-scotus-amicus-brief-in-transgender-rights-case-gloucester-schools-v-g-g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=78506","title":{"rendered":"Schneiderman leads SCOTUS amicus brief in transgender rights case: Gloucester Schools v. G.G."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Signed by 19 AGs, brief makes strong case in support of transgender student discriminated against by Gloucester County Schools<\/em><\/p>\n

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman led a coalition of 19 Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, in support of a transgender student \u2013 known as G.G. \u2013 who is suing the Gloucester County School for discrimination.<\/p>\n

The attorneys general argue that discrimination on the basis of gender identity causes real and significant harm to both transgender people and the states themselves.<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the case, Gloucester County Virginia School Board v. G.G. March 28, looking at whether the Gloucester County School Board\u2019s policy prohibiting transgender boys and girls from using restrooms that other boys and girls use discriminates against transgender students on the basis of sex, in violation of Title IX.<\/p>\n

The amicus brief, filed last night, was co-authored by Attorney General Schneiderman and Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, and signed by a total of 19 Attorneys General:New York, Washington, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawai\u2018i, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, and the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo student, no matter how they identify, should fear discrimination or bullying when they go to school, and it\u2019s incumbent on school districts to ensure that\u2019s the case,\u201d said Attorney General Schneiderman. \u201cProviding transgender students access to the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity isn\u2019t just the right thing to do \u2013 it\u2019s the law. My office won\u2019t hesitate to act to make sure all students are treated with dignity and fairness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read the brief here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe amici States\u2019 shared experience demonstrates that protecting transgender people from discrimination benefits all members of the public. And contrary to the petitioner\u2019s claims, our shared experience demonstrates that protecting the civil rights of transgender people\u2014including by allowing them access to common restrooms consistent with their gender identity\u2014creates no public safety or personal privacy threat and imposes no meaningful financial burden,\u201d the brief states.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the amici States write, it\u2019s critical that entities receiving Title IX funds, like Gloucester County schools, not be allowed to discriminate in this way \u2013 which could open the door to denying transgender people equality in other ways and places.<\/p>\n

The amicus brief follows other steps taken to protect the civil rights of transgender individuals \u2013 including guidance issued by Attorney General Schneiderman and the New York State Education Department, making clear that they will use all the existing tools of federal, state, and local law to ensure transgender students are provided equal access in their schools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Signed by 19 AGs, brief makes strong case in support of transgender student discriminated against by Gloucester County Schools New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman led a coalition of 19 Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, in support of a transgender student \u2013 known as G.G. \u2013 who […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":70131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23810,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wellbeing","category-top-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-kqe","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Attorny_General_Eric_T_Schneiderman.jpg?fit=260%2C221&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/70131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=78506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=78506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}