Transgender Teen Sues Virginia School Board for Allegedly Not Allowing Him to Use Boys Room

A transgender teen from Virginia is suing the Gloucester County school board for allegedly discriminating against him by adopting a bathroom policy that doesn't allow him to use the boys room, a move that "undermines his social transition," according to court documents and the American Civil Liberties Union, which filed the suit today.Gavin Grimm, 16, told ABC News today that he's been adhering to the policy while at school, so he usually "holds it" the whole day until he's out. Otherwise he has to go to the nurse's or staff bathroom.
"It’s very stressful and humiliating," said Grimm, who was allegedly called a "freak" by a community member. "It makes it impossible for me to live as myself peacefully. The issue has outed me on grand scale, which should never have to happen to anyone."
Last August, he says he told the school in Gloucester that he was a boy and received permission to use the boys' restroom from the principal shortly after.
But a policy change on Dec. 9, 2014 barred him from using the bathroom of his choice, the court complaint explains.