Transgender Child Wins Right to Use Girls' Bathroom

Coy Mathis, the transgender 6-year-old whose school wouldn't let her use the girls' bathroom, has won her battle. The Colorado Civil Rights Division ruled in her favor, the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund announced yesterday, finding that barring Coy from using the girls' bathroom was discriminatory. But Coy won't actually be using the Eagleside Elementary School bathrooms anymore; the first-grader has moved with her family to Denver and will be attending a new school, KDVR reports.

"This is the first ruling in the nation holding that transgender students must be allowed to use bathrooms that match who they are, and the most comprehensive ruling ever supporting the rights of transgender people to access bathrooms without harassment or discrimination," the Fund said in a statement, according to ABC 7. As for the Mathis family, "we are thrilled that Coy can return to school and put this behind her," says Coy's mom. "All we ever wanted was for Coy's school to treat her the same as other little girls." (More transgender stories.)