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I recommend this whole thread from @chrisgeidner, but Judge Hinkle’s opinion itself is fantastic. A thoughtful judge, after examining the record and laying out discussions of real human experience with transgender identify and care.
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“The elephant in the room should be noted at the outset. Gender identity is real.” The judge goes on to describe—based on science, medical best practices, and individual experience—how and why it is both real and innate for individuals, rather than chosen.
He also notes that defendants admitted the reality of gender identity. It turns out that, whatever the endless campaign bloviating might be, those who actually engage with facts here *know* this is the case.
A bit of local democracy in action to share. Last night I attended a school board meeting—something I don’t do often enough. The topics included a series of proposed policy changes, two of which in particular seem troubling. (Thread)
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The proposals were put out to address changing federal and state definitions/interpretations of “sex” in Title VII and Title IX. Specifically, they were deleting the parenthetical that defines prohibited discrimination to include the bases of gender identity and sexuality.
The problem in a nutshell: Ohio is challenging the federal definition as applied to Title IX. But with the definition in flux, the board chose to eliminate the language in question—and leave LGBTQ students feeling unsupported, written off.
