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US states with Restroom Access Acts. The Restroom Access Act, also known as Ally's Law, is legislation passed by several U.S. states that requires retail establishments that have toilet facilities for their employees to also allow customers to use the facilities if the customer has a medical condition requiring immediate access to a toilet, such as inflammatory bowel disease or Crohn’s disease.
A bathroom bill is the common name for legislation or a statute that denies access to public toilets by gender or transgender identity. Bathroom bills affect access to sex-segregated public facilities for an individual based on a determination of their sex as defined in some specific way, such as their sex as assigned at birth, their sex as listed on their birth certificate, or the sex that ...
Potty parity in the United States refers to laws and policies granting women the right to equitable access to restrooms in public places and workplaces. Spearheaded by women workers, potty parity has long been a pillar of both the feminist movement and the labor movement. [ 1 ]
The Ohio Senate on Wednesday approved a ban on transgender students using bathrooms that fit their gender identities and sent the measure to Republican Gov. Mike DeWine.
The bill now heads to Gov. Mike DeWine, who previously said he would sign it as written. A spokesman for the governor said Wednesday that he's waiting to review the final version.
Twelve states regulate transgender bathroom use in schools, government buildings or both, according to the Movement Advancement Project. The issue first attracted national attention in 2016, when ...
The next week, on March 28, the NCAA set a 48-hour deadline for the state to repeal the bill. [238] [240] [241] [242] On March 30, 2017, a bill to eliminate HB2's bathroom regulations but retain other parts of the law [243] was passed by the North Carolina legislature and signed into law by Governor Roy Cooper.
A transgender “bathroom ban” in North Carolina caused a national uproar in 2016. Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper, Nick Jonas and a long list of other A-list performers canceled shows in the state.