Trans & Public Schools: Mom Sues School District That Gave Daughter a ‘Chest Binder’

A mom in Maine has filed a federal lawsuit against local school officials after she says they started referring to her 13-year-old daughter as a boy without her knowledge and provided the eighth-grader with chest binders so she would look more like a boy.

Amber Lavigne and lawyers with the Arizona-based Goldwater Institute filed the lawsuit against Great Salt Bay Community School leaders on Tuesday in U.S. District Court.

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Ryan Mills

Ryan Mills was an enterprise and media reporter at National Review. He previously worked for 14 years as a breaking news reporter, investigative reporter, and editor at newspapers in Florida. Originally from Minnesota, Ryan lives in the Fort Myers area with his wife and two sons.

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A mom in Maine has filed a federal lawsuit against local school officials after she says they started referring to her 13-year-old daughter as a boy without her knowledge and provided the eighth-grader with chest binders so she would look more like a boy.

Amber Lavigne and lawyers with the Arizona-based Goldwater Institute filed the lawsuit against Great Salt Bay Community School leaders on Tuesday in U.S. District Court.

About the Author

Ryan Mills

Ryan Mills was an enterprise and media reporter at National Review. He previously worked for 14 years as a breaking news reporter, investigative reporter, and editor at newspapers in Florida. Originally from Minnesota, Ryan lives in the Fort Myers area with his wife and two sons.