The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a Florida-based school board’s anti-trans bathroom ban. Back in 2017, a trans man by the name of Drew Adams sued the St.
Johns County School Board after he was banned from using the men’s toilets while attending Allen D Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach.
In the legal filing, the former student accused the board of violating Title IX – which protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance.
In 2018, US District Judge Timothy Corrigan ruled in favour of the former student (per the Tampa Bay Times). A panel from the 11th US Court of Appeals also agreed that Adams’ rights were violated with a 2-1 vote in 2020.