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In this summer 2015 photo released by Random House, twins Jonas, left, and Nicole Maines, right, pose with their parents Kelly, second from left, and Wayne Maines, second from right at Crescent Beach State Park in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. On Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, the book &quot;Becoming Nicole,&quot; by Pulitzer Prize winner Amy Ellis Nutt, is set to be released which tells the story of the difficulties the Maines family faced when one of the twin boys identified as a girl at a young age and eventually became Nicole, a transgender girl. (Kelly Campbell/Random House via AP)

‘Becoming Nicole’: New book tells Maine transgender child’s story

By David Sharp - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 12, 2013 file photo, transgender student Nicole Maines, center, with her father Wayne Maines, left, and brother Jonas, speaks to reporters outside the Penobscot Judicial Center in Bangor, Maine. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, that Nicole Maines should have been allowed to use the bathroom of her choice in 2009 after school officials required her to use a staff bathroom instead of the girls' restroom. The high court concluded that the Orono school district's actions violated the Maine Human Rights Act, a state law that bans discrimination based on sexual orientation. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Maine court rules in favor of transgender pupil

By DAVID SHARP - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 12, 2013 file photo, transgender student Nicole Maines, center, with her father Wayne Maines, left, and brother Jonas, speaks to reporters outside the Penobscot Judicial Center in Bangor, Maine. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, that Nicole Maines should have been allowed to use the bathroom of her choice in 2009 after school officials required her to use a staff bathroom instead of the girls' restroom. The high court concluded that the Orono school district's actions violated the Maine Human Rights Act, a state law that bans discrimination based on sexual orientation. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Court: Transgender student’s rights were violated

By DAVID SHARP - Associated Press