Dayton attacks Trump transgender reversal

Gov. Mark Dayton wants Minnesota schools to continue protecting transgender students’ restroom rights.

He urged schools to continue following Obama administration recommendations to allow transgender students to use restrooms matching their gender identity. The Trump administration on Wednesday withdrew that guidance, saying states and schools should make such decisions on their own.

“This is not a state’s rights issue, this is a human rights issue,” Democrat Dayton said Thursday. “And it should be a constitutionally protected right.”

The governor said he strongly disagrees with the Republican administration of President Donald Trump “to withdraw the protection that his predecessor provided.”

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