Florida legislators have passed a bill, approved by the governor, that will require bathroom use to be based on biological sex.
According to a May 17 press release, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis received “one bill from the Florida legislature” in addition to a collection of bills dubbed the “Let Kids be Kids” package, already signed into law.
SB 254 prohibits Florida’s doctors from performing sex reassignment surgeries or administering puberty blockers for children.
HB 1069 prohibits the use of preferred pronouns in school that do not correspond to the person’s biological sex.
HB 1438 prohibits children from attending sexually explicit performances and government entities from issuing a permit authorizing a person to conduct a performance.
CS/HB 1521 (pdf), succinctly titled, “Facility Requirements Based on Sex,” passed in the Florida House by a measure of 80–36, and the Florida Senate by a measure of 26–12, on May 3. The bill outlines proposed requirements for the use of restrooms and changing facilities, which will be determined exclusively by gender. The measure strictly prohibits anyone from “willfully entering restroom or changing facility designated for the opposite sex and refusing to depart when asked to do so.”…}