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Tech firms stand up for transgender rights in Supreme Court brief

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Apple is among the companies signing a document to be filed as part of a case the high court is hearing next month.
Several tech companies are signing a brief to the US Supreme Court supporting transgender rights, including those of Gavin Grimm, a Virginia teen who is legally challenging to use the boys’ restroom at his high school. His case is expected to be heard by the high court in March.
Apple is among several tech companies expected to sign a brief supporting transgender rights in a case scheduled to be heard by the US Supreme Court next month.
The tech giant confirmed Friday that it will sign the document created by the LGBT organization, Human Rights Campaign , that’s due to arrive at the Supreme Court on March 2. Other companies signing the brief include Microsoft, eBay, IBM, Salesforce, PayPal, Slack and GitHub, according to a person familiar with the situation.
The brief will be submitted with a case filed by Gavin Grimm , a Virginia transgender high school student who’s opposing his school board for access to use the restroom matching his gender identity.

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