From Truthout:
Three days into Utah’s general session, the state’s House of Representatives passed the country’s first anti-trans bill of 2024. H.B. 257 would criminalize transgender people for using a bathroom that doesn’t correspond with their birth certificate, end the legal recognition of trans people by redefining “sex” to exclude trans people, and bar local governments from enacting laws to protect trans people from criminalization.
“This will profoundly impact travel for trans people,” transgender journalist Erin Reed said on social media. “Salt Lake City is a major connecting flight hub. Trans people could be arrested in the airport under this law.”
In addition to affecting transgender people in airports, the bathroom ban would also be applied to public schools, colleges and universities, and convention centers. Transgender adults would only legally be allowed to use bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity if they have an updated birth certificate and can provide proof that they underwent gender reassignment surgery. Those in violation of this bill could be guilty of criminal trespassing and voyeurism, punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. Continue reading >>>
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