Case 3:17-cv-00739-TJC-JBT Document 192 Filed 07/26/18 Page 2 of 70 PageID 10680
boy, a gender that is different than the sex he was assigned at birth (female).[1] At trial, Adams testified: “I am a boy and I know that with every fiber of my being.”[2] However, when the principal of Nease was asked whether she considered Adams to be a boy, she replied, “I do not.”[3] That’s what this case is about. Everyone agrees that boys should use the boys’ restroom at Nease and that girls should use the girls’ restroom. The parties disagree over whether Drew Adams is a boy.
I can only answer that question with the evidence given to me at trial. Drew Adams says he is a boy and has undergone extensive surgery to conform his body to his gender identity; medical science says he is a boy; the State of Florida says so (both Adams’ Florida birth certificate and Florida driver’s license say he is a male); and the Florida High School Athletic Association says so. Other than at his school, Adams uses the mens’ bathroom wherever he goes, including in this federal courthouse during trial. Even the St. Johns County School Board regards Adams as a boy in every way, except for which bathroom he can use.
When confronted with something affecting our children that is new, outside of our experience, and contrary to gender norms we thought we understood, it is natural that parents want to protect their children. But the evidence is that Drew Adams
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