Tennessee Governor to decide fate of controversial anti-transgender bathroom bill – The Times of India
(Mindy Schauer/The Orange County Register via AP) A Tennessee bill requiring educational institutions with overnight student housing to provide separate bathrooms based on “immutable biological sex” is now awaiting approval from Republican Gov. Bill Lee. The Republican-led Senate passed the measure on Thursday, despite opposition from LGBTQ+ activists and the chamber’s small Democratic contingent, as reported by the Associated Press.The legislation is the latest in a series of measures targeting the transgender community in Tennessee, where Republican lawmakers have repeatedly introduced bills impacting the LGBTQ+ community as part of a broader national trend.Earlier this year, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox approved a transgender restriction bill explicitly targeting university housing. According ...