New guidelines regarding the use of bathrooms by transgender students are being drafted by the Trump administration. Photo: EPA Under the Obama administration, guidelines stated that trans students have the right to use the bathroom that reflects their gender identity. In May 2016, the federal government sued the state of North Carolina for its law that prevents trans people from using bathrooms that don’t match their sex at birth. The Obama administration threatened to cut federal funding to schools who treated trans students any different to cis-gender students. Trump stated at the time that he agreed with North Carolina’s anti-trans law. While no details have yet been revealed, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer told reporters “I think that all you have to do is look at what the president’s view has been for a long time, that this is not something the federal government should be involved in, this is a states’ rights issue.”
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First published: Wednesday, 22nd February 2017 - 2:53pm