But it suggests that the Trump administration will take a different approach on the hotly contested issue of transgender rights, which many conservatives thought went too far under President Barack Obama. [States sue Obama administration over bathroom guidance for transgender students]But the Justice Department and the suing states said in a joint brief Friday that they were withdrawing that request. The decision drew immediate criticism from gay and transgender rights groups. President Trump must immediately reverse course and direct the DOJ to uphold guidance protecting transgender students.”That the Trump administration would reverse course on the previous administration’s efforts on behalf of transgender people is not exactly a surprise. But it is unclear what will happen if the administration’s position on transgender students rights changes.

Source: Washington Post February 11, 2017 14:16 UTC