Small minds on that school board
“Bodily privacy is historically one of the most basic elements of human dignity and individual freedom. And forcing a person of one biological sex to be exposed to persons of the opposite biological sex profoundly offends this dignity and freedom,” Niemeyer wrote.
I don’t know. If I walk into a “public restroom,” I don’t have a huge expectation of privacy.
"Bodily privacy is historically one of the most basic elements of human dignity and individual freedom. And forcing a person of one biological sex to be exposed to persons of the opposite biological sex profoundly offends this dignity and freedom," Niemeyer wrote.
Yes, throughout the history of mankind modesty, the covering of the body and segregating the sexes from each other regarding such measures is a hallmark of societal behavior.
<img src="/uploads/default/original/2X/2/213ae0fc4728131d68c2b34a1348c8b9abbc6eea.png" width="600" height="450">“Momentous nature”? Geez, it’s about someone taking a leak in a steel-paneled stall!
Sure, but Caucasian Christian Urine™ is a golden stream of special divine properties.
So if bodily privacy is such a big deal, then how come it’s OK for one particular kid to be effectively denied that privacy because everyone is point at him and freaking out about which bathroom he uses?
Would you want this guy (female to male trans) to use the same restroom as your daughter? That’s why he shouldn’t be banned from the restroom of his gender identity and he should not be made to use the restroom of his birth gender.
The debate over whether transgender students should be able to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity is likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court after a federal appeals court refused Tuesday to reconsider a three-judge panel’s ruling on the matter.
Funny lede. A hung Court and a Left-Majority Court both do the same thing: let the lower court ruling stand. There is no obvious reason why this case goes any further.
Good for the court. It is WAY past time to shut these MFers down. They continually bring the same freakin’ suit to the courts (some call it judge shopping) to get their way…this is after they have packed the courts either by denying or affirming conservative credentials…I am tired of the games.
There is no reason that this case should go to the supreme court. But there is a reason that it will: the plaintiffs (school board) will likely not accept the decision and appeal it.
And to be fair, this is and should be their right. The likelihood of the decision being overturned decreases with unanimity of lower courts at each level. But a priori there is a chance that SCOTUS will take the case and decide differently. And I would surely want all appeal options fully exhausted before giving up had the decision gone the other way (and we know that oftentimes courts can be, let’s say, conservative).
Edit: of course the fact that the plaintiffs appeal does not mean SCOTUS will take it. In this sense “should not go to SCOTUS” applies.
It certainly wasn’t something done anywhere but in complete privacy among Caucasian, European, Christian people historically!
Like high school isn’t already an emotional Waring blender.
This should definitely go to the SCOTUS, where hopefully the decision will be that these matters are best left to the states rather than Federal employees bent on reinterpreting regulations to suit their purposes.
The case brought by student Gavin Grimm has been closely watched since North Carolina enacted a law last month that banstransgender people from using public restrooms that correspond to their gender identity.
I believe the new word “banstransgender” is a euphemism for “Republican.”
Normally, the school board would have 90 days to file a petition for certiorari. Which means that the case would come up for review at conference in the fall. Would an 8-member court want to touch the issue? (Of course, the court could delay a ruling on the petition until after Election Day, and then make book on whether a new justice will be confirmed in time to sit during the 2016-17 term.)
Except that Title IX, banning sex discrimination in education, is a federal law.
Makes you wonder about the quality of education in that district, doesn’t it?
Forced exposure? I thought school bathrooms had stalls. Wow, budgets must be tougher in the public school system than I realized.
Clearly the christyrannical fundamentalists’ privacy argument is not working as a legal line of attack in this battle over urination and defecation. I bet it is just a matter of time before they bring out their Godwin by making a Religious Liberty argument. I bet there are scholars at churches everywhere in the South poring over the bible and christian sharia trying to make up god’s words for this situation.
Interestingly, an eminent theological and biblical scholar (I can’t seem to find the reference) has made the case that Eve, who was created from Adam’s rib, was a somatic transgender female. Likewise, Jesus, who was virgin-birthed by Mary, was germline transgender male.