Cover Page i [Table of Contents] Page ii [Table of Authorities] Page iii Page 1 [Introduction] Page 2 [I. The Legislative History and Plain Language of the Minnesota Human Rights Act Demonstrate an Intent to Protect Transgender Minnesotans Regardless of Anatomy] Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 [II. There Is No Conflict Between the Human Rights Act’s Definition of “Sexual Orientation” and Its Approval of Sex-Segregated Restrooms] Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 [III. Unlike the Decision Below, Petitioner’s Preferred Construction of the Human Rights Act Would Create Fundamental Internal Inconsistencies in That Act] Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 [Conclusion] Page 21 [Appendix] Appendix A–1 [Order for Change of Name, State of Minnesota, for Sandra Valdesuso, 1968] Appendix A–2 Appendix A–3 Appendix A–4 [Order to Change Name Along with the Corresponding Gender Identification Correction, State of Texas, Cristan Lee Williams, 2000] Appendix A–5