The law requires people to use bathrooms and locker rooms in public schools and government-owned buildings that match their sex assigned at birth.

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.

Under the legislation, transgender people can defend themselves against complaints by proving they had gender-affirming surgery and changed the sex on their birth certificate. Opponents noted not all states allow people to change their birth certificates and that many trans people don’t want to have surgery.

The legislation also requires schools to create “privacy plans” for trans students and others who may not be comfortable using group bathrooms, for instance by allowing them to use a faculty bathroom — something opponents say may “out” transgender children.

  • Norgur
    27•9 months ago

    The underlying argument is so laughable to me. The whole "but men will disguise themselves to access women’s bathrooms and grope and rape freely. Yeah sure, the guy who wanted to do some serious sex crime walks up to the bathroom and goes “Oh No, A wOmAn SiGN oNlY, dAnG iT, nO rApE tOdAy”… Even if there was some sort of bathroom rape epidemic, your solution is like trying to stop a bank robber from escaping through the backyard by putting a "no trespassing " sign up on the back lawn, you muppets.