The Human Rights Campaign announced on Thursday morning that dozens of major U.S. companies are supporting transgender student Gavin Grimm in the Supreme Court case G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board.
Gavin Grimm of Gloucester says he can use the bathroom that matches his gender identity. The School Board disagrees, and the Supreme Court is set to hear the case.
The US Supreme Court unexpectedly announced Friday it will take up a case on transgender bathroom rights for the first time next year. In this Monday Aug. 22, 2016 file photo, transgender high school student Gavin Grimm poses in front of his home in Gloucester, Va.
AP FILE PHOTO In this Aug. 22, 2016 file photo, transgender high school student Gavin Grimm poses in Gloucester, Va. The Supreme Court will take up transgender rights for the first time in the case of a Virginia school board that wants to prevent a transgender teenager from using the boys' bathroom at his high school.
The Gloucester County School Board is turning to the U.S. Supreme Court as it seeks a stay an injunction allowing a transgender student to use the boys restroom next school year.