Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Sept. 22 signed a bill into law that requires people to use public bathrooms and other facilities according to their biological sex.
“I’m about to sign a law that says no men in women’s restrooms,” the governor said in a video shared on X, adding, “This is just common sense.”
Senate Bill 8 (SB 8) applies to government-owned, controlled, or operated buildings such as schools.
The restrictions apply to what are termed as a “multiple-occupancy private space”—facilities designed for use by more than one person at a time—and in which the person may be in a state of undress around another, regardless of whether there are partitions or partial walls. The law said this includes bathrooms, changing rooms, shower facilities, and locker rooms….