Texas is poised to become the latest state to bar transgender people from using public bathrooms after the Senate passed a bill late Wednesday night that also bans transgender people from using locker rooms or from being incarcerated in facilities that align with their genders. The bill, which Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign, is the latest in a slew of anti.
Across the Union 19 states have already passed legislation limiting transgender people's access to the bathroom of their gender identity in public buildings. Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott has signed legislation banning transgender people from accessing restrooms and other facilities, including domestic violence shelters and prisons, that align with their.
Texas lawmakers double down on anti-trans legislation in second special legislative session with the passage of a dangerous and discriminatory bathroom ban, marking an escalation in the state's assault on the transgender community. The Texas House has passed a bill that would bar transgender people from using bathrooms in government buildings that align with their gender identities. The policies shown in this map prohibit transgender people from using bathrooms and facilities-such as locker rooms, shower rooms, changing rooms, and other sex-segregated spaces-according to their gender identity.
Some of these policies apply to K-12 school settings, while others apply more broadly to government. Texas passed an anti-trans bathroom bill banning transgender people from gender-appropriate restrooms, locker rooms, shelters, and prison housing. Advocates warn it fuels danger, not safety.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a controversial bill on Monday that bans transgender people from using the restroom that aligns with their gender identity in certain spaces. AUSTIN, Texas - Governor Greg Abbott today signed Senate Bill 8 into law, which prohibits transgender and gender-diverse Texans from using public restrooms, locker rooms, and other facilities consistent with their gender identity, instead mandating the use of facilities based on sex assigned at birth.
After hours of debate, the Texas House on Thursday passed Senate Bill 8. The so-called "bathroom bill" restricts access to public restrooms for transgender people. Once the state Senate approves.
