In Iowa, for example, discrimination in public accommodations on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity has been prohibited by law since 2007 through the Iowa Civil Rights Act. The right to use restrooms that match who one is has also have also been recognized in the workplace and are actively being asserted in public accommodations. The school, in denying her access, had “treated differently from other students solely because of her status as a transgender girl.” The court determined that this was a form of discrimination. Regional School Unit, the Maine Supreme Court held that a transgender girl had a right to use the women’s restroom at school because her psychological well-being and educational success depended on her transition. The medical community (and increasingly, employ-ers, schools and courts) now recognize that it is essential to the health and well-being of transgender people for them to be able to live in accordance with their internal gender identity in all aspects of life-restroom usage is a necessary part of that experience. A transgender person should use the restroom that matches who they are.