The legislation takes aim directly at trans individuals using the restroom or locker rooms, threatening those who “knowingly” and “willfully” enter facilities designated for the “opposite biological sex” with prison time. A first offense would count as a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail. Those caught using the bathroom in repeated offenses, however, could be convicted as felons and face up to five years in prison.
It’ll be interesting to see how this aligns with the Full Faith and Credit clause for someone who updates their birth certificate from another state that allows for that then uses the bathroom that aligns with said certificate.
The title isn’t technically true but it is practically true in many cases. What is a post-op trans person supposed to do? They don’t look like the sex they were born as and will surely look out of place if they use the bathroom they’re legally supposed to. It will also lead to trouble for people like me, who are cis but can be mistaken for trans (I’m a woman with facial hair). And what about intersex people?
Oh, I don’t dispute that it is a horrible law! It just doesn’t justify the title lying about it.