Entry #21225: Bathroom access in Colorado

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RegionColorado
IssueBathroom access
StatusProtected
Start DateMay 31, 2008
End Date(none)
DescriptionIn 2008, Colorado passed a law to forbid discrimination against LGBT people in public places. The law was first put to the test in 2013 when a court ruled that a school violated a trans girl's rights by denying her access to the bathroom that aligned with her gender identity.
Sourceshttps://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2017/2/22/21102891/colorado-s-transgender-students-will-still-get-to-use-the-bathrooms-they-choose-despite-trump-s-orde/
https://www.advocate.com/news/2008/05/31/colorado-enacts-gay-rights-law


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Original entry
StatusProtected
Start DateMay 31, 2008
End Date(none)
DescriptionIn 2008, Colorado passed a law to forbid discrimination against LGBT people in public places. The law was first put to the test in 2013 when a court ruled that a school violated a trans girl's rights by denying her access to the bathroom that aligned with her gender identity.
Sourceshttps://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2017/2/22/21102891/colorado-s-transgender-students-will-still-get-to-use-the-bathrooms-they-choose-despite-trump-s-orde/ https://www.advocate.com/news/2008/05/31/colorado-enacts-gay-rights-law