Indiana Senator Proposes Bill to Criminalize Transgendered Bathroom Use

By Published on January 2, 2016

An Indiana lawmaker says it should be a crime for people to use a public restroom that’s marked a gender different than the gender they were born.

The transgender community says this is a scare tactic, while the lawmaker says his bill is keeping up with a changing society.

“It’s a simple bill,” said Sen. Jim Tomes (R-District 49) “It’s just men use men’s restrooms and dressing rooms and women use the women’s restrooms and dressing rooms.”

 

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