LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas lawmakers say they’re working on a “bathroom
bill” targeting transgender people, despite warnings from the state’s Republican
governor that such a measure is not needed.
Two Republican senators on Tuesday filed a one-sentence bill dealing with
gender identity and bathroom privileges. The measure doesn’t yet offer any
specifics, but Republican Sen. Gary Stubblefield said it’ll require people to
use public bathrooms that correspond to the sex on their birth certificate.
A similar law in North Carolina has prompted widespread criticism and boycotts
from businesses. A bathroom bill being considered in Texas has also prompted a
backlash.
Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson has said he doesn’t see the need for a bathroom
bill in Arkansas, and a spokesman said that position hasn’t changed.
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