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HRC Foundation Sues Tennessee Over Anti-Transgender Restroom Law

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Williamson County Board of Education and the Tennessee Department of Education are violating their client's right to equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S.

Constitution and her right to be free from sex-based discrimination under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.According to the lawsuit, the 8-year-old trans girl at the center of the case, referred to as D.H., began her social transition at age six, when she began living in accordance with her gender identity.

D.H. was repeatedly misgendered by teachers and bullied and harassed by students. When her parents approached school staff to complain, the school initially agreed to use female pronouns to address D.H., but told her to tell each of her 19 classmates individually about her transgender identity.

After two failed attempts, including classmates becoming argumentative and hostile, D.H. stopped trying and began hiding her face.Although D.H.'s parents complained about her mistreatment at school, the school was barred by the anti-transgender “bathroom bill,” known as the School Facilities Law, from fully recognizing D.H.'s gender identity.

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