Trump withdraws transgenders fiat

Washington: The Trump administration has revoked the Obama-era regulations that extended certain protections to transgender students, allowing them to use bathrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identities.

The roll-back announced on Thursday by the Department of Justice and Education Department resulted in a furious reaction from the opposition Democratic party leaders.

The Trump administration cited too many lawsuits and legal loopholes in the Obama-era regulation, which required public schools to allow students to use the bathrooms corresponding to their gender identities, as one of the reasons for its roll back.