Article: http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/briefs-flood-supreme-court-support-gavin-grimm-n728286
Gavin Grimm's, a transgender boy "fighting for the right to use boys-only facilities", is receiving tons of support from the public. Mary Emily O'hara seems hopeful and excited about these developments, hinting their possible liberal political views. O'hara describes those opposing the Texas bill as "stunning" and "powerful", making sure to acknowledge that Gavin Grimm is fighting a battle and he has the support of many powerful political figures in Congress, national education organizations, the NAACP, and LGBTQA communities. The fact that NBC News Digital features a liberal article like this demonstrates it's diversity of contributors. O'hara appeals strongly to the audience by showing Grimm's credibility and the importance of his fight. She includes various facts about the status of Grimm's case and how many people are in support of his movement, like the NAACP and Congress. O'hara does this to inform about how the controversial topic of public bathrooms and gender, by demonstrating how this Grimm's case is progressing. This gives hope to others in the same situations, involved in the same cases, and facing the same issues with transgender rights everyday. O'hara displays her passion and overall hopefulness about the case in the beginning and the end of the article. She includes hopeful quotes like, "Nobody is going to stop fighting" and "No matter what happens, nobody is going back into the shadows", by the ACLU Attorney Chase Strangio. These quotes convey the author's optimism as well as Strangio's optimism about the case. The audience is encouraged by the article to be accepting of transgender student rights and general LGBTQA rights in general. This type of article is classic among social justice articles and does not really provide a new stance on transgender rights. It does, however, provide information and update viewers following the case, giving a general run down on Grimm's case and the support it is receiving. O'hara's argument is that Gavin Grimm has and deserves support for his case. She lists at the beginning, the people who support Grimm's case and the opposing policies "were just a cover for discrimination". In the middle, O'hara details why Grimm deserves support and how important his case is for the entire transgender, non-binary, and intersex community. She uses evidence from the her interpretation of former Supreme Court decisions and testimonies from various LGBTQA students and supporters. The end consists of final facts about the amount of legal support in favor of Grimm's case and overall optimism about the case, as stated by Strangio. Overall, the argument is pretty basic and standard, lacking an original stance on the issue yet, it maintains a neutrality that is valuable to NBC New Digital's purpose which is to deliver the news and further connect (or divide) the world.
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