Transgender ban in court

A VIRGINIA school board defended its transgender bathroom ban before a federal appeals court on Tuesday, as a transgender man barred from using the boys bathroom in high school argued that the policy discriminated against him and violated his constitutional rights.

A judge ruled last year in his favour, but the board appealed that ruling to the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond.

David Corrigan, a lawyer for the school board, argued that the law protects against discrimination based on sex, not gender identity.