Rosa v. Park West Bank (1st Cir., 2000) - Positive: a federal Court of Appeals found that federal sex discrimination laws applies to an individual who was discriminated against for cross-dressing, and suggested that Ulane is no longer good law.
Columbia High Court Restricts Intersex Genital Mutilation (1999) - Positive: two decisions restricting the ability of parents and doctors to operate on children born with atypical genitals. Press release in English, brief and opinion are in Spanish.
Schwenk v. Hartford (9th Cir., 2000) - Positive: a federal Court of Appeals found that discrimination "because one fails to act in the way expected of a man or woman" may violate federal sex discrimination laws.
Hernandez-Montiel v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (9th Cir., 2000) - Positive: A U.S. federal court of appeals finds that a transgendered Mexican woman "had a well-founded fear of future persecution and was entitled to asylum and withholding of deportation."
Brockton MA Court Rules in Favor of Transgender Student (2000) - Positive: A Massachusetts Superior Court ruled that a middle school may not prohibit a transgender student from expressing her gender identity even if that expression does not conform with the sex ascribed to her at birth.
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