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States Push Back on Transgender Bathroom Directive

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks during a news conference at the Texas Republican Convention Friday, May 13, 2016, in Dallas. Texas is signaling the state will chal-
lenge an Obama administrative directive over bathroom access for transgender students in public schools.

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JONATHAN DREW               lic schools across the  U.S.  “It’s heartbreaking that     The directive from the  U.S.   Barack Obama.
PAUL J. WEBER               on Friday to let transgen-    these kids are losing their  Justice and Education De-      “This is the most outrageous
Associated Press            der students  use  the bath-  lives because they can’t     partments represents an        example yet of the Obama
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Poli-  rooms and locker rooms        be accepted,” Hope Tyler,    escalation in the fast-mov-    administration forcing its
ticians in Texas, Arkansas  that match their gender       who has a transgender son    ing dispute over what is be-   liberal agenda on states
and elsewhere vowed defi-   identity. The federal gov-    at a Raleigh high school,    coming the civil rights issue  that roundly reject it,” said
ance — and other conser-    ernment’s  guidance  was      said in reference to sui-    of the day.                    Mississippi Republican Gov.
vative states could follow  met with tearful praise from  cides among transgender      One by one, conservative       Phil Bryant.
suit — after the Obama      parents of transgender stu-   people. “Somebody has to     political leaders thundered
administration told pub-    dents.                        speak for the kids.”         against it and President           Continued on page 3