Idaho's Transgender Bathroom Ban to Take Effect After Judge's Ruling
The law will take effect next month.
October 16, 2023
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The law will take effect next month.
Trans state Rep. Zoey Zephyr hailed the order blocking House Bill 121, which codified male and female genders and banned trans folks from using "restrooms, changing rooms, and sleeping quarters" that aligned with their gender identity.
The restrictive measure is one of several pieces of far-right legislation Oklahoma has passed, including one of the nation's most draconian abortion laws.
A Boise State University student and a member of the University of Idaho community brought the lawsuit in federal court.
The Buckeye State becomes the 11th state restricting trans bathroom rights.
The bill signed by Gov. Doug Burgum restricts use of restrooms and other facilities in domestic violence shelters, college dorms, and correctional facilities.
The measure denies trans students access to multi-user facilities aligning with their gender identity, and if anyone encounters a trans person there, they can sue.
Duncan's history of anti-LGBT activism includes supporting a marriage ban in Louisiana, denying visitation rights to same-sex parents, and defending anti-trans bathroom laws.
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Gov. Bill Lee has signed the bill, which the Human Rights Campaign calls "offensive and humiliating."
The HRC Foundation and two law firms filed the suit on behalf of two young trans people and their families.
Imagine needing to go to the bathroom and being confronted by a stranger about why you’re there. That’s how it is for trans people in Florida under the state’s bathroom law.
The new legislation signed by Gov. Bill Lee is the fifth anti-LGBTQ+ measure he's signed this year.
Denying trans students access to the restrooms of their choice violates the U.S. Constitution and federal law, the suit says.
The Florida Board of Education on Wednesday approved new rules strictly enforcing a new law segregating public restroom facilities by gender.
The death of a nonbinary teen who was beaten in a restroom has brought the state's policies into sharp focus.
Tennessee is trying to force businesses that accommodate trans customers to post warning signs.
Gov. Dennis Daugaard, who claims to have never met a transgender person, now will meet several before deciding the fate of a discriminatory bill.
As states move to exclude trans people from using certain public spaces, courtroom accessibility is key to ensuring that jury pools reflect the makeup of the country, experts say.
The Department of Education released the proposal as part of the 50th-anniversary celebration of the landmark civil rights law.
The law, enacted in May, requires public school students to use the restrooms and other facilities designated for the gender they were assigned at birth.