The law stipulates that all students must use bathrooms and locker rooms that match the sex listed on their birth certificates
The law also requires Tennessee colleges to determine a student-athlete’s gender using the student’s “original” birth certificate
The bill- subject of significant debate over two sessions, had 81 votes in favor, falling short of 84 required 2/3 majority vote to override
As Republican politicians continue to push for limits to LGBTQ+ rights, many LGBTQ+ people & their allies promise to continue fighting
Given recent trends in anti-LGBTQ and anti-abortion legislation, other GOP controlled states no doubt will pursue similar legislation
"This bill didn’t come from the experts at our schools, our athletes- It came from politicians trying to score political points"
"I think every day about the kids who are still there who haven't made out, who haven't escaped from this kind of bigotry"
The bill is a carbon copy of the anti-trans bills sweeping the nation this past year and ignores the policies that were already in place
House Speaker Ralston compared the decision to how the NCAA regulates transgender participation in college sports
“Today alone, on the eve of Transgender Day of Visibility, three anti-trans bills were signed into law across the country"
