The U.S. Department of Education will tell school districts Friday that federal law requires them to allow students to use restrooms and locker rooms “consistent with their gender identity,” escalating the pressure from theObama administration on the contentious public debate over transgender rights. In a “dear colleague” letter to school districts first reported by the New York Times, […]

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