UNITEDSTATESDISTRICT
COURTEASTERN
DISTRICTOFVIRGINIA
NEWPORT
NEWSDIVISION
G.G.,byhisnextfriendandmother.
DEIRDREGRIMM.
Plaintiff.
,FILED
JUN
29
2015
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GLOU ST R
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Defendant
Civil
No.
4:15cv54
JudgeRobert
G.
Doumar
MagistrateJudgeTommyE.Miller
STATEMENTOFINTERESTOF
THE
UNITED
STATES
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T LE
OF
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
1
INTERESTOFTHEUNITED
STATES
2
I.
BACKGROUND
3
II.
ARGUMENT
4
A.PreliminaryInjunctionStandard4
B.G.G.
HasEstablished
a
Likelihood
of
Success
on
theMeritsBecause
Title
IX
Prohibits
DiscriminationBasedonSex,IncludingGenderIdentity,TransgenderStatus,and
NonconformitytoSexStereotypes4
1.DiscriminationBasedonGenderIdentity,IncludingTransgenderStatus,is
Discrimination
Based
on
Sex
5
2.DiscriminationBasedonaTransgenderIndividual'sNonconformitytoSex
StereotypesisDiscriminationBasedonSex10
C.GrantingaPreliminaryInjunctionisinthePublicInterest13
CONCLUSION
17
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