R.M.A. was discriminated against merely because he identified as a male. He was denied use of basic school facilities that are available to all other boys his age. Under some federal and state laws, R.M.A. would be fully protected from such discrimination. In Missouri, however, transgender individuals are not expressly recognized as a protected class. Thus, until Missouri establishes safeguards for people who are discriminated against because of their transgender identity, R.M.A. and other transgender children must couch their claims as discrimination on the basis of “sex.
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In recent years, claims brought by transgender students requesting accommodations from a public scho...
In this article, Michael Scott discusses how the Missouri Supreme Court, in R.M.A. v. Blue Springs R...
Transgender students are vulnerable to discrimination, exclusion, and harassment, and it is not clea...
Although the questions about whether transgender students have a right to use the restrooms of their...
The United States’ legal history shows a record of minorities being disenfranchised simply because o...
Most Missourians can move into homes with their partners, put up pictures of their spouses at their ...
An emerging area of law is developing regarding sex/gender identity discrimination, also referred to...
If Title IX is to have any real meaning for transgender students, it must protect a student\u27s abi...
State and federal employment anti-discrimination statutes have failed to adequately protect transsex...
Many transgender employees routinely face demotions, unfavorable conditions of employment, and even ...
The Ninth Circuit\u27s recent decision in Jespersen v. Harrah\u27s Operating Co., Inc. reflects the ...
Since the Supreme Court recognized marriage equality in Obergefell v. Hodges, civil rights advocates...
Last month, with state bills targeting transgender youth sweeping the United States, Arkansas became...
This article specifically examines the issues and controversies that transsexual individuals have en...
The number of students, in grades kindergarten through high school, who identify as transgender has ...
In recent years, claims brought by transgender students requesting accommodations from a public scho...