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Fri May 13, 2016, 04:13 AM

Maybe I am being premature, but I just want to say I Love President Obama!

[center][div class="excerpt" style="background-color:#dcdcdc; padding-bottom:5px; border:1px solid #bfbfbf; border-bottom:none; border-radius:0.4615em 0.4615em 0em 0em; box-shadow:3px 3px 3px #999999;"]Obama administration to issue transgender restroom guidance to schools
[div class="excerpt" style="background-color:#f0f0f0; border:1px solid #bfbfbf; border-top:none; border-radius:0em 0em 0.4615em 0.4615em; box-shadow:3px 3px 3px #999999;"]The Obama administration will tell every U.S. public school district on Friday to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity.

The letter, signed by officials from the Education and Justice departments, does not have the force of law but contains an implicit threat that schools which do not abide by the Obama administration's interpretation of the law could face lawsuits or a loss of federal aid.

"There is no room in our schools for discrimination of any kind, including discrimination against transgender students on the basis of their sex," U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said in a statement.

"This guidance gives administrators, teachers, and parents the tools they need to protect transgender students from peer harassment and to identify and address unjust school policies," she said.

[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=4 color=#009999] Best President in my lifetime! [/font]

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Reply Maybe I am being premature, but I just want to say I Love President Obama! (Original post)
LostOne4Ever May 2016 OP
Skittles May 2016 #1
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Skittles May 2016 #3

Response to LostOne4Ever (Original post)

Fri May 13, 2016, 05:20 AM

1. do we even have to guess the response from Texas?

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Response to Skittles (Reply #1)

Fri May 13, 2016, 05:21 AM

2. ...I really hate my state's politicians :'(

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Response to LostOne4Ever (Reply #2)

Fri May 13, 2016, 05:25 AM

3. Texas conservatives never miss an opportunity to embarrass themselves

alas, they do embarrass the state

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