The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a Virginia school district’s appeal in a case brought by a trans-identified former high school student who sued for the right to use bathrooms and locker room facilities designated for the opposite sex. In an order list released Monday, America’s high court denied a petition for a writ of certiorari in the case of Gavin Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board.
The court noted in its brief order that Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, two of the court’s more conservative members, would have granted the petition to hear the case.
“Too many people played integral roles in our success and too many people who loved me so much,” Grimm wrote on Twitter Monday. “I have nothing more to say but thank you, thank you, thank you. Honored to have been part of this victory.”
The American Civil Liberties Union, which represented Grimm, celebrated the Supreme Court allowing a legal victory at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals last year to stand.
“This is the third time in recent years that the Supreme Court has allowed appeals court decisions in support of transgender students to stand,” stated Josh Block, senior staff attorney with the ACLU’s LGBTQ & HIV Project, in an emailed statement.
“This is an incredible victory for Gavin and for transgender students around the country. Our work is not yet done, and the ACLU is continuing to fight against anti-trans laws targeting trans youth in states around the country.” READ MORE
