A bill to ban transgender Floridians from using the same bathroom as the sex they identify with made its way through the House Government Operations Subcommittee on Tuesday, much to the dismay of transgender activists across the state.
HB 583, sponsored by Rep. Frank Artiles, R-Miami, passed by a 7-5 vote.
Artiles’ legislation would create criminal penalties for those who enter a public restroom of the gender they identify with — meaning if a transgender man who identifies as a woman entered the women’s restroom, he could be penalized with jail time and a fine.
Artiles filed the bill as part of concerns over public safety: the Miami Republican said men will enter the women’s restroom with the intent of committing a crime against women.
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