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Title: Apple speaks up on Trump administration rescinding Transgender bathroom protections Post by: HCK on February 25, 2017, 04:05:21 pm Apple speaks up on Trump administration rescinding Transgender bathroom protections
After the Trump administration rolled back transgender protections Wednesday, Apple spoke out against the decision. The Trump administration has decided to rescind guidance put in place to protect transgender students who simply want to use the restroom. The guidance allowed transgender students to use the restroom of the gender with which they identify. The Trump administration says such guidance shouldn't be provided by the federal government, but instead should be determined by individual states and local school districts. Apple, in a statement to Axios, had this to say about the decision: Apple believes everyone deserves a chance to thrive in an environment free from stigma and discrimination. We support efforts toward greater acceptance, not less, and we strongly believe that transgender students should be treated as equals. We disagree with any effort to limit or rescind their rights and protections. According to the National Transgender Discrimination Survey, 78 percen... Source: Apple speaks up on Trump administration rescinding Transgender bathroom protections (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/1bUuAbLDmys/apple-speaks-response-trump-administrations-decision-rescind-transgender-bathroom-protections) |