Drew Adams (Photo courtesy Nadia Awad/Lambda Legal) The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on Friday, Aug. 7, affirmed a lower court ruling requiring a suburban Jacksonville, Fla., school district to allow transgender student Drew Adams equal access to the restroom that matches his gender.
Adams’ case was the country’s first trial involving a transgender student’s equal access to restrooms. Tara Borelli, counsel at Lambda Legal, said the the ruling, “Today, the court sent a clear message that schools must treat transgender students with the same dignity and respect as any other student.
The trial court was correct when it ruled that the law requires that Drew Adams be treated like every other boy and be allowed to use the boys’