Montana has become the first state to hear an anti-transgender bill in 2025 — a bathroom ban that would prohibit adult transgender people from using a gender-aligned restroom in any publicly owned building.
Happening now, the first anti-trans hearing of 2025 in the United States.
HB121 in Montana is a full adult bathroom ban in publicly owned buildings. It targets all trans adults and the trans reps Zooey Zephyr/SJ Howell. I am covering it live. Watch with me: sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00309/Harmon… [image or embed] — Erin Reed (@erininthemorning.com) January 10, 2025 at 7:03 AM
From The Advocate:
If enacted, it would rank among the most extreme bathroom bans in the country, prohibiting transgender individuals from using restrooms that match their gender identity in all publicly owned facilities across the state.
Notably, the bill’s scope covers all “public buildings,” defined as any facility “owned or leased by a public agency.” This broad definition extends to rest stops, public colleges and universities, public schools, libraries, museums, state airports, publicly owned hospitals, park restrooms, and more.
The measure would also include Montana’s state capitol building and courthouses.
Transgender bathroom bans targeting trans legislators have become the latest popular mode of attack by conservative lawmakers. One of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s first actions of the new Congress was to put in place a new rule banning trans people from using bathrooms in the U.S. Capitol that align with their gender identity – a move solely aimed at newly-elected Rep. Sarah McBride of Delaware, the first trangender person elected to Congress.
ACLU Montana’s Khadijah Davis (sp): “There’s no empirical evidence showing trans people pose any threat in bathrooms. Instead the reverse is true, trans individuals increasingly face harassment and violence.” [image or embed]
— Erin Reed (@erininthemorning.com) January 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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