Christian Parents Outraged at New Trans Locker Room Policy at Illinois School (Video)

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Christian Parents Outraged at New Trans Locker Room Policy at Illinois School 
The school district CEO in Elgin, Ill. didn't consult either the school board or parents in establishing a policy allowing trans students to use the locker room matching their gender identity.
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          Oct 06, 2016
          
        
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Christian Parents Outraged at New Trans Locker Room Policy at Illinois School

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Christian Parents Outraged at New Trans Locker Room Policy at Illinois School

The school district CEO in Elgin, Ill. didn't consult either the school board or parents in establishing a policy allowing trans students to use the locker room matching their gender identity.

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Jill Collen Jefferson, the founder of JULIAN, explains what happens when a transgender woman’s death is ruled a suicide and a community calls it something else.