Transgender Bathroom Bill Policy

Explaining bathroom bills transgender rights and equal protection may 6 2016 by lana ulrich lana ulrich associate in house counsel at the national constitution center looks at the detailed arguments in the debate over transgendered persons laws that determine how they can access public bathrooms and issues about privacy rights.
Transgender bathroom bill policy. Banning people from using public bathrooms that don t correspond to the biological sex listed on their birth certificates the bill catapulted transgender rights into the national spotlight. The may 2016 dear colleague letter from the u s. Public debate around transgender individuals and bathroom use hit a fever pitch in april 2016 largely due to the controversial passage of hb 2 otherwise known as the bathroom bill in.
See the sections below for further information. This tab provides information about relevant ballot measures at the local and state levels in addition information about relevant state legislation is provided. This tab provides contextual information about transgender bathroom access laws including key term definitions and relevant court cases.
Ncsl tracks the latest state legislative activity relating to bathroom bills this page has information on all states that have introduced bathroom bill legislation as well as an overview of recent federal action including. Department of education ed and the u s. Instead transgender inclusive policies allow all people including transgender people to use the bathroom that best matches their gender identity.
Bathroom policies affect transgender people in serious ways. A non discrimination bill that would help protect lgbt americans in spheres from the workplace to the jury box to the bathroom. North carolina s house bill 2 which the republican controlled legislature passed in march 2016 required transgender people in government and public buildings to use the bathroom that.
Ballot measures and legislation. Department of justice doj. Schools about transgender students and title ix.
Transgender inclusive policies do allow for men s and women s rooms and do not require gender neutral bathrooms.