Lawmakers consider latest bill that targets trans people for using the bathroom that matches their gender identity<\/p>\n
Idaho lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it a crime for transgender people to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity \u2013 even inside privately owned businesses.<\/p>\n
At least 19 states, including Idaho, already have laws barring transgender people from using bathrooms and changing rooms that align with their gender in schools and, in some cases, other public places. The LGBTQ+ advocacy organization Movement Advancement Project\u2019s tracking of the laws shows that three other states \u2013 Florida, Kansas and Utah \u2013 have made it a criminal offense in some circumstances to violate the bathroom laws.<\/p>\n
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