An Arkansas bathroom bill that had been criticized as the most extreme in the country has been revamped to address concerns it would criminalize transgender people using public restrooms matching gender identity
that was repealed after widespread boycotts was revamped Tuesday following complaints from members of the transgender community and their families that it would criminalize trans people simply for using public restrooms.
“I think this new language in the bill probably helps guide it more directly toward what we're trying to accomplish, and that's bad actors that are in there for sexual gratification to misbehave,” Republican Sen. John Payton said after the vote. The panel heard from transgender people worried about the potential confrontations they could face if they complied with the law.
Proposals to restrict transgender people using the restroom of their choice have seen a resurgence this year, six years after North Carolina repealed its bathroom law. More than two dozen bathroom bills have been filed in 17 states this year.
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