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    Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 19 Apr 2016

    I've been covering the trans Title VII fight since 2012 - http://www.metroweekly.com/2012/04/transgender-breakthrough/ … - & Title IX fight since 2013:http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/federal-officials-protect-transgender-student-against-discri#.ly46xWz2op …

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      2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 19 Apr 2016
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        Given that, it was something else to read this today from Judge Floyd, an appeals court judge from the Carolinas ...pic.twitter.com/j8XKH8noe7

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      3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 19 Apr 2016
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        Today's 4th Cir decision - http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/federal-appeals-court-upholds-obama-administration-transgend#.fjELa0ZN6V … - upholding the trans-inclusive Title IX interpretation isn't the end of the discussion.

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      4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 19 Apr 2016
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        While Judge Niemeyer dissented, it should be noted that Judge Davis — born in 1949 — went even further than Floyd.pic.twitter.com/sd370cMYjp

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      5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 19 Apr 2016
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        NOTE: Niemeyer also was the dissenting vote on the 4th Circuit panel that struck down Virginia's ban on same-sex couples' marriages. So.

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      6. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 19 Apr 2016
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        So, while this was one appeals court ruling, it echoes several other rulings on related issues suggesting the appeals courts are seeing ...

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      7. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 19 Apr 2016
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        ... anti-trans discrim as a type of sex discrim. More, today's ruling was on what appears to be the toughest area, culturally: restrooms.

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      8. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 19 Apr 2016
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        So, the NC and TN fights show what a tough topic this remains, but I think the ~new~ 4th Circuit shows that the discussion has been changed.

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      9. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 19 Apr 2016
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        In any event, today's news: Federal Appeals Court Upholds Protections For Transgender People In Landmark Ruling -http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/federal-appeals-court-upholds-obama-administration-transgend?utm_term=.vxza5Qm6Kw …

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