LGBT rights: The national battle of the bathroom
8 years, 7 months ago

LGBT rights: The national battle of the bathroom

CNN  

Story highlights 18 states guarantee access to public accommodations for transgender individuals At least 4 states have laws restricting access CNN — The battle over transgender rights has exploded into the mainstream in 2016, with the issue of bathroom access taking the forefront. Here’s where things stand nationwide on this contentious issue: 18 states, Washington, D.C. ban discrimination in public accommodations based on gender identity California – A 2011 state law allows transgender individuals their choice of restrooms. New Jersey – A 2006 state law bans discrimination in public accommodations based on gender identity or expression, but there is some confusion as to whether the law applies to restroom access. New Mexico – New Mexico lawmakers amended the state’s Human Rights Act in 2003 to ban discrimination in public accommodations based on gender identity. Pentagon set to lift transgender ban At least four states have laws that either restrict bathroom access or restrict local jurisdictions from writing laws that would allow it Arkansas – A state law passed in 2015 prohibits local jurisdictions from passing anti-discrimination legislation more restrictive than the state’s, which does not ban discrimination based on gender identity.

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South Dakota governor passes bill banning transgender bathroom access in schools
4 days, 5 hours ago

South Dakota governor passes bill banning transgender bathroom access in schools

India Today  

A new law in South Dakota will restrict transgender people’s use of communal facilities in public schools and state-owned buildings starting July 1. Larry Rhoden signed bill HB 1259 into law on Friday, which prohibits transgender people from using changing rooms and restrooms that align with their gender identity. “South Dakota is a place where common-sense values remain common,” Rhoden …

South Dakota governor signs anti-transgender bathroom bill
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4 days, 8 hours ago

South Dakota governor signs anti-transgender bathroom bill

Associated Press  

— A new law in South Dakota will restrict transgender people’s use of communal facilities in public schools and state-owned buildings starting July 1. Larry Rhoden signed bill HB 1259 into law on Friday, which prohibits transgender people from using changing rooms and restrooms that align with their gender identity. “South Dakota is a place where common-sense values remain common,” …

Iowa’s governor signs a bill removing gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights code
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Iowa’s governor signs a bill removing gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights code

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa became the first U.S. state to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code on Friday when Gov. Republicans say those policies cannot co-exist with a civil rights code that includes gender identity protections. Iowa state Rep. Aime Wichtendahl was the final Democrat to speak before the vote, wiping away tears as she offered …

Hundreds protest as Legislature votes to remove gender identity from Iowa Civil Rights Act
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Hundreds protest as Legislature votes to remove gender identity from Iowa Civil Rights Act

Raw Story  

The Iowa House and Senate, working simultaneously Thursday, passed a bill removing gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act. The Senate voted 33-15 and the House 60-36 in favor of Senate File 418, a bill that would amend parts of Iowa Code providing protections against discrimination in areas like employment, housing, public accommodations and education, to no longer include …

Iowa Becomes First State To Remove Transgender Civil Rights Protections
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Iowa Becomes First State To Remove Transgender Civil Rights Protections

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Transgender and nonbinary Iowans are longer be protected from discrimination in housing, education and employment after Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill that removes gender identity as a protected class in Iowa’s civil rights code. Iowa on Friday became the first state to remove nondiscrimination protections based on gender identity, rolling back nearly two decades of …

Iowa gives final approval to a bill removing gender identity protections despite protests
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Iowa gives final approval to a bill removing gender identity protections despite protests

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa lawmakers became the first in the nation to approve legislation removing gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights code Thursday, despite massive protests by opponents who say it could expose transgender people to discrimination in numerous areas of life. Protesters fill the Iowa state Capitol to denounce a bill that would strip the state …

Bill to remove gender identity from Iowa Civil Rights Act clears Senate subcommittee
1 month ago

Bill to remove gender identity from Iowa Civil Rights Act clears Senate subcommittee

Raw Story  

by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch February 25, 2025 Iowans weighed in for the second day of public input on a bill to remove gender identity as a protected class from the Iowa Civil Rights Act. The legislation would remove “gender identity” protections from discrimination in housing, employment, wages and public accommodations from the state’s civil rights code, in addition …

Iowa Republicans back a bill that would strip gender identity from the state's civil rights code
1 month ago

Iowa Republicans back a bill that would strip gender identity from the state's civil rights code

Hindustan Times  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Several protesters were arrested Monday at the Iowa state Capitol, where shouts of “trans rights are human rights” reverberated throughout the building as Republican lawmakers advanced a bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity. Iowa Republicans back a bill that would strip gender identity from the state's civil …

Iowa Republicans back a bill that would strip gender identity from the state’s civil rights code
1 month ago

Iowa Republicans back a bill that would strip gender identity from the state’s civil rights code

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Several protesters were arrested Monday at the Iowa state Capitol, where shouts of “trans rights are human rights” reverberated throughout the building as Republican lawmakers advanced a bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity. Iowa’s civil rights law protects against discrimination in employment, wages, public accommodations, housing, education …

Federal agencies told to implement transgender bathroom ban as Trump's DEI attacks continue
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Federal agencies told to implement transgender bathroom ban as Trump's DEI attacks continue

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Trump administration ordered that the ban must be in place by Friday, also …

Montana House endorses transgender bathroom ban affecting fellow lawmakers
2 months, 1 week ago

Montana House endorses transgender bathroom ban affecting fellow lawmakers

Associated Press  

Montana’s Republican-controlled House on Wednesday endorsed a ban on transgender people using bathrooms in public buildings that do not align with their sex assigned at birth — a change that would complicate daily life for two fellow lawmakers. “Trans people walk through the state of Montana afraid enough already,” Zephyr said. Under the bill, trans people could not use restrooms, …

Supreme Court set for bombshell oral arguments on denying transgender children medical treatment
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court set for bombshell oral arguments on denying transgender children medical treatment

Daily Mail  

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday on a controversial Tennessee law denying transgender children medical treatment. The Supreme Court will hear arguments on a major transgender rights case Biden's administration argues there is no way to determine whether 'treatments must be withheld from any particular minor' without considering the minor's sex. Chase Strangio, an attorney the American Civil Liberties …

Ohio governor signs bill limiting bathroom use by transgender students
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ohio governor signs bill limiting bathroom use by transgender students

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Transgender students from kindergarten through college at Ohio public and private schools will be banned from using multiperson bathrooms that fit their gender identities under a measure that Republican Gov. The Republican-backed measure — labeled the “Protect All Students Act” — requires public and private schools, colleges and universities to designate separate bathrooms, locker rooms and overnight …

Ohio governor signs bill limiting bathroom use by transgender students
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ohio governor signs bill limiting bathroom use by transgender students

Politico  

The Republican-backed measure — labeled the “Protect All Students Act” — requires public and private schools, colleges and universities to designate separate bathrooms, locker rooms and overnight accommodations “for the exclusive use” of either males and females, based on one’s gender assigned at or near birth, in school buildings and other facilities used for school- “It revolves around safety, security, …

Republicans support bathroom ban after US transgender lawmaker elected
4 months ago

Republicans support bathroom ban after US transgender lawmaker elected

Al Jazeera  

Republicans have pushed an effort barring the first federal transgender lawmaker from women’s restrooms in the US Capitol. The Republican majority leader in the US House of Representatives has said that bathrooms in the US Capitol will be restricted based on “individuals of that biological sex”, following the election of the first transgender person to Congress. The announcement by Majority …

U.S. Supreme Court keeps new rules about sex discrimination in education on hold
7 months, 1 week ago

U.S. Supreme Court keeps new rules about sex discrimination in education on hold

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday kept on hold in roughly half the country new regulations about sex discrimination in education, rejecting a Biden administration request. Most Republican-controlled states have banned gender-affirming health care for transgender minors, and several have adopted policies limiting which school bathrooms trans people can use and barring trans girls from some sports competitions. In April, President …

Supreme Court keeps new rules about sex discrimination in education on hold in half the country
7 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court keeps new rules about sex discrimination in education on hold in half the country

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Supreme Court keeps new rules about sex discrimination in education on hold in half the country
7 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court keeps new rules about sex discrimination in education on hold in half the country

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday kept on hold in roughly half the country new regulations about sex discrimination in education, rejecting a Biden administration request. Most Republican-controlled states have banned gender-affirming health care for transgender minors, and several have adopted policies limiting which school bathrooms trans people can use and barring trans girls from some sports competitions. In …

Supreme Court rejects Biden administration’s request to enforce new civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ students
7 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court rejects Biden administration’s request to enforce new civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ students

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court on Friday turned down a request from the Biden administration to enforce parts of a new federal rule meant to protect LGBTQ+ and pregnant students from discrimination in 10 states where the rule was put on hold by federal judges. Pointing to provisions of the rule that deal with pregnancy discrimination or preemployment inquiries about …

Federal judges allow Iowa book ban to take effect this school year
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Federal judges allow Iowa book ban to take effect this school year

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa can enforce a book ban this school year following a Friday ruling by a federal appeals court. The U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a district judge’s earlier decision that temporarily halted key parts of the law, including a ban on books depicting sex acts in school libraries and classrooms. Reynolds said in a …

Days before a Biden rule against anti-LGBTQ+ bias takes effect, judges are narrowing its reach
8 months ago

Days before a Biden rule against anti-LGBTQ+ bias takes effect, judges are narrowing its reach

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — New federal court rulings are narrowing the Biden administration’s enforcement of a rule for protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination and allowing critics to limit it even further school by school. Sipple’s ruling followed one last week by U.S. District Judge John Broomes in Kansas, who blocked enforcement in that state, Alaska, Utah and Wyoming but also in …

Judge’s order greatly expands where Biden can’t enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge’s order greatly expands where Biden can’t enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Enforcement of a federal rule expanding anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students has been blocked in four states and a patchwork of places elsewhere by a federal judge in Kansas. U.S. District Judge John Broomes suggested in his ruling Tuesday that the Biden administration must now consider whether forcing compliance remains “worth the effort.” Broomes’ decision was the …

Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Texas Supreme Court upheld …

Supreme Court Will Take Up State Bans On Gender-Affirming Care For Minors
9 months ago

Supreme Court Will Take Up State Bans On Gender-Affirming Care For Minors

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday jumped into the fight over transgender rights, agreeing to hear an appeal from the Biden administration seeking to block state bans on gender-affirming care. The justices’ action comes as Republican-led states have enacted a variety of restrictions on health care for transgender people, school sports participation, bathroom usage and drag …

Federal judges are blocking Biden’s plans to protect LGBT+ students
9 months, 1 week ago

Federal judges are blocking Biden’s plans to protect LGBT+ students

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “However, the final rule may likely cause biological …

More GOP states challenge federal rules protecting transgender students
10 months, 2 weeks ago

More GOP states challenge federal rules protecting transgender students

Associated Press  

— Seven more Republican-led states sued Tuesday to challenge a new federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation’s schools. The lawsuits filed in federal courts in Missouri and Oklahoma are the latest GOP attempts to halt the new regulation seeking to clarify Title IX, a landmark 1972 sex discrimination law originally passed to …

Arkansas governor says state won’t comply with new federal rules on treatment of trans students
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Arkansas governor says state won’t comply with new federal rules on treatment of trans students

Associated Press  

Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared Thursday that the state won’t comply with a federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation’s schools, joining other Republican-led states that are defying the new rules. The regulation finalized last month seeks to clarify Title IX, a landmark 1972 sex discrimination law originally passed to address women’s rights and …

Conservative states challenge federal rule on treatment of transgender students
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Conservative states challenge federal rule on treatment of transgender students

Associated Press  

Several Republican state attorneys general are challenging a federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation’s schools by banning blanket policies that bar transgender students from school bathrooms aligning with their gender, among other provisions. “The central feature of the Final Rule is the Department’s extraordinary move to transform Title IX’s prohibition of discrimination …

New Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but transgender athletes aren’t addressed
11 months, 1 week ago

New Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but transgender athletes aren’t addressed

LA Times  

Demonstrators advocating for transgender rights and healthcare stand outside of the Ohio Statehouse on Jan. 24, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. The rights of LGBTQ+ students will be protected by federal law and victims of campus sexual assault will gain new safeguards under rules finalized Friday by the Biden administration. “Sadly, this happens all too often.” Biden’s regulation is meant to …

A Nebraska bill to ban transgender students from the bathrooms and sports of their choice fails
11 months, 2 weeks ago

A Nebraska bill to ban transgender students from the bathrooms and sports of their choice fails

Associated Press  

— A bill that that would bar transgender students from school bathrooms, locker rooms and sports teams that correspond with their gender identity failed Friday to get enough votes to advance in heavily conservative Nebraska. An amended version would have gone a step further by barring students taking male hormones from girls’ teams, even if they were assigned female at …

Utah joins 10 other states in regulating bathroom access for transgender people
1 year, 1 month ago

Utah joins 10 other states in regulating bathroom access for transgender people

Associated Press  

Utah became the latest state to regulate bathroom access for transgender people after Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed a law Tuesday that requires people to use bathrooms and locker rooms in public schools and government-owned buildings that match their sex assigned at birth. The legislation also requires schools to create “privacy plans” for trans students and others who may not …

Utah joins 10 other states in regulating bathroom access for transgender people
1 year, 1 month ago

Utah joins 10 other states in regulating bathroom access for transgender people

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Spencer Cox signed a law Tuesday that requires people …

US Supreme Court declines transgender bathroom case, leaving legal landscape uncertain
1 year, 2 months ago

US Supreme Court declines transgender bathroom case, leaving legal landscape uncertain

Firstpost  

The US Supreme Court Tuesday opted not to hear a case revolving around the contentious issue of bathrooms for transgender students. The case, brought forth by Indiana’s metropolitan school district of Martinsville, sought to challenge the requirement of allowing transgender students to use bathrooms based on their gender identity. This decision highlights the existing divide in federal appeals courts over …

Things to know about the latest court and policy action on transgender issues in the US
1 year, 6 months ago

Things to know about the latest court and policy action on transgender issues in the US

Associated Press  

On Friday, Texas became the most populous state with a ban in effect against gender-affirming care for minors. TEXAS GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE BAN TAKES EFFECT In its ruling Thursday, the Texas Supreme Court allowed a law banning gender-affirming care including puberty blockers, hormones and surgery for minors. KANSAS NO LONGER HAS TO CHANGE BIRTH CERTIFICATES A federal judge ruled Thursday that …

Things to know about the latest court rulings and statehouse action over transgender rights
1 year, 8 months ago

Things to know about the latest court rulings and statehouse action over transgender rights

Associated Press  

Five transgender children and their families sued Texas this week over a law that would bar transgender care for them and other minors, adding more uncertainty to the fate of policies to curtail the rights of transgender people. KANSAS ORDERED TO STOP ALLOWING DRIVER’S LICENSE CHANGES Kansas must stop allowing transgender people to change the sex listed on their driver’s …

Things to know about the latest court rulings and statehouse action over transgender rights
1 year, 8 months ago

Things to know about the latest court rulings and statehouse action over transgender rights

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. KANSAS ORDERED TO STOP ALLOWING …

Wisconsin school district can’t restrict bathrooms for transgender student, federal judge says
1 year, 8 months ago

Wisconsin school district can’t restrict bathrooms for transgender student, federal judge says

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge has blocked a Wisconsin school district from requiring transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match the sex they were assigned at birth while a lawsuit plays out against the school. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman said Thursday that the Mukwonago Area School District must allow a transgender student to use facilities …

In some states with laws on transgender bathrooms, officials may not know how they will be enforced
1 year, 9 months ago

In some states with laws on transgender bathrooms, officials may not know how they will be enforced

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — When North Dakota restricted which bathrooms transgender students can use in public schools and universities this year, the school district in the state’s largest city promised to ignore the new rules. In Kansas, GOP state Attorney General Kris Kobach said Monday that his state’s new law, which takes effect Saturday, gives schools a legal defense if transgender …

Texas Legislature OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors
1 year, 10 months ago

Texas Legislature OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas would become the largest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors under a bill sent Wednesday night to Republican Gov. Earlier Wednesday, the Texas House also gave preliminary approval to a bill that puts restrictions on transgender college athletes. Transgender rights activists have disrupted the Texas House with protests from the chamber gallery, which have led …

North Dakota limits bathroom use for transgender people
1 year, 10 months ago

North Dakota limits bathroom use for transgender people

Associated Press  

Transgender kids and adults in North Dakota won’t be able to access bathrooms, locker rooms or showers that match the gender they identify with in places like college dorms or jails, under a new law signed by Republican Gov. Last week, the governor signed a bill that restricts transgender health care in the state, immediately making it a crime to …

New North Dakota law limits bathroom access for transgender people
1 year, 11 months ago

New North Dakota law limits bathroom access for transgender people

LA Times  

Doug Burgum signed a law that forbids transgender children and adults from using bathrooms, locker rooms or showers that match the gender they identify with in places like college dormitories and jails. Transgender children and adults in North Dakota won’t be allowed to use bathrooms, locker rooms or showers that match the gender they identify with in places like college …

Arkansas bathroom bill condemned as too extreme is revamped
1 year, 11 months ago

Arkansas bathroom bill condemned as too extreme is revamped

Associated Press  

— An Arkansas bathroom bill that went further than a 2016 North Carolina law that was repealed after widespread boycotts was revamped Tuesday following complaints from members of the transgender community and their families that it would criminalize trans people simply for using public restrooms. The Republican lawmaker behind the bill said he was OK with the latest version, saying …

Iowa governor signs gender-affirming care ban, bathroom law
2 years ago

Iowa governor signs gender-affirming care ban, bathroom law

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a pair of laws restricting the bathrooms transgender students can use and banning gender-affirming medical care amid a flood of legislation nationwide targeting the trans community. So I just, I hope they know that.” Her endorsement of the laws, which took effect immediately, came just one day after Arkansas’s governor …

Arkansas Restricts School Bathroom Use By Transgender People
2 years ago

Arkansas Restricts School Bathroom Use By Transgender People

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday signed a law prohibiting transgender people at public schools from using the restroom that matches their gender identity, the first of several states expected to enact such bans this year amid a flood of bills nationwide targeting the trans community. The bill signed by the Republican governor makes Arkansas …

Arkansas bans transgender people from using school bathroom of their choice
2 years ago

Arkansas bans transgender people from using school bathroom of their choice

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday signed a law …

Arkansas restricts school bathroom use by transgender people
2 years ago

Arkansas restricts school bathroom use by transgender people

Associated Press  

Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday signed a law prohibiting transgender people at public schools from using the restroom that matches their gender identity, the first of several states expected to enact such bans this year amid a flood of bills nationwide targeting the trans community. The bill signed by the Republican governor makes Arkansas the fourth state to place such …

Arkansas restricts school bathroom use by transgender people
2 years ago

Arkansas restricts school bathroom use by transgender people

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday signed a law prohibiting …

Arkansas bans trans people from school bathrooms corresponding to their gender identity
2 years ago

Arkansas bans trans people from school bathrooms corresponding to their gender identity

LA Times  

A sticker reading, “Keep Locker Rooms Safe,” is worn in 2016 by a supporter of a bill to revoke Washington state’s rule allowing transgender people to use public bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday signed a law prohibiting transgender people at public schools from using the restroom that matches their gender identity, …

Iowa lawmakers send school bathroom bill to governor
2 years ago

Iowa lawmakers send school bathroom bill to governor

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Transgender students won’t be allowed to use a public school restroom in Iowa that aligns with their gender identity under a bill that Republican Gov. Republican Rep. Steven Holt said the bill “applies to everyone equally.” Holt said children have long used different restrooms based on biological and physiological characteristics and this tradition should continue. “Forcing …

Arkansas Senate OKs bathroom bill that critics call extreme
2 years ago

Arkansas Senate OKs bathroom bill that critics call extreme

Associated Press  

— A bill that would criminalize transgender people using restrooms that match their gender identity won initial approval in the Arkansas Legislature on Tuesday, introducing a restriction critics said would be the most extreme in the country. Republican Sen. John Payton, the Arkansas bill’s sponsor, called the measure narrowly crafted since it would only apply when minors are present and …

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