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Headline Roundup February 23rd, 2017

End of Transgender Bathroom Rule

Summary from the AllSides News Team

The Trump administration's reversal of Obama-era protections that allowed transgender students in public schools to use bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity has angered civil rights groups. Those who support states rights are pleased, and wonder why this became a federal issue.

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End of transgender bathroom rule gets conservative praise
End of transgender bathroom rule gets conservative praise

Breitbart News

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Conservatives are praising the Trump administration’s rollback of public school bathroom requirements for transgender students, saying the move corrects a legal overreach by the Obama administration that is best left for states to decide. Transgender rights advocates, meanwhile, are vowing to overcome a major setback.

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Trump's reversal on transgender bathroom directive: How we got here
Trump's reversal on transgender bathroom directive: How we got here

CNN Digital

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The Trump administration's reversal of Obama-era protections that allowed transgender students in public schools to use bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity has angered civil rights groups.

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The short, troubled life of Obama’s transgender student protections
The short, troubled life of Obama’s transgender student protections

Washington Post

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Well-intended as they might have been, President Barack Obama’s protections for transgender students were on shaky ground from the get-go.

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