Bathroom Bill

Texas ‘Bathroom Law’ Mandates Use Based on Biological Sex

A new law went into effect in the Lone Star State that requires people using restrooms in publicly owned spaces to do so in one that matches their biological sex at birth.  Senate Bill 8, also known as the Texas Women’s Privacy Act, went into effect on Thursday.

New Texas 'Bathroom Law' Mandates Use Based on Biological Sex (FILE: Getty Images)

Celebs ‘Love’ Texas But Hate ‘Bathroom Bill’

Lady Gaga, Lena Dunham, George Takei, Gloria Steinem, and Whoopi Goldberg were among the 100-plus outspoken entertainers and personalities to send a Valentine’s Day card to Texas leaders, saying they love the Lone Star State and its people, but not the proposed “bathroom bill.”

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NCAA, Big 12 Keeps Watchful Eye on Texas Bathroom Bill

Texas is one of a list of states looking to institute their own transgender bathroom restrictions, quite regardless of the guff North Carolina took for its own bill last year. Predictably, just as it did against North Carolina, the NCAA and the Big 12 Conference look to act against Texas over the law.

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