A federal judge ruled that a biologically male student who identifies as a woman would have to comply with a Mississippi high school’s dress code for graduation on May 20.
The decision adds to the national debate as definitions about sex and gender are being challenged by progressives, who advocate for minors being able to decide their gender even if it doesn’t align their sex as determined by their chromosomes.
U.S. District Court Judge Taylor McNeel—appointed by former President Donald Trump—issued the ruling on May 19, the day before graduation.
The plaintiffs—a 17-year-old student named L.B. in the lawsuit and his parents—filed the lawsuit against the Harrison County School District in Gulfport, Mississippi, alleging that it violated the equal protection clause under the Fourteenth Amendment and the student’s freedom of expression under the First Amendment, in addition to violating Title IX….