No Bathroom Police in SC

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South Carolina lawmakers want to block transgender students’ access to bathrooms, locker rooms, and other facilities in our schools and universities. The only way to enforce such a rule is by establishing “bathroom police,” either in the form of school employees or private citizens filing lawsuits accusing students of using the wrong facilities.

These bills (H. 4756 and S. 199) would harm all students, trans or not, whose appearance does not conform with gender stereotypes. Under the cloud of suspicion these bills would create, students would face the threat of being misgendered and harassed in restrooms at schools, colleges, and universities.

Both bills are advancing in the South Carolina Senate. Use this form to send a message to your state senator. We’ve included a draft letter, but please revise it and make it your own by selecting “Review Message.”

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I am a constituent in your district asking you to vote No on two bills that would invade the privacy of South Carolina students in our schools: House Bill 4756 and Senate Bill 199.

Both bills seek to restrict transgender students’ access to school bathrooms and changing facilities in schools. Both bills would open the door to accusations, interrogations, and even lawsuits any time someone suspects a student of using the “wrong” facility at any school, college, or university.

We know what happens when schools ban transgender students from using restrooms that match their gender: Many of them avoid the bathroom altogether and “hold it in,” to the danger of their health and dignity.

We also know what happens when the state creates a cloud of suspicion around every locker room, restroom, dorm, and changing facility: All students, transgender or not, face the threat of being misgendered and harassed in restrooms at schools, colleges, and universities.

Consider the harm that either of these bills would cause, all to solve a problem that nobody has been able to demonstrate even exists in our state. Consider what it would take to enforce the new law being proposed here. If you have the opportunity to vote on H. 4756 or S. 199, I ask you to vote No.

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