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Newsom signs law requiring K-12 schools have gender-neutral bathrooms by July 2026

Inclusive-Restroom-Sign

Important Takeaways:

  • “Each school district, county office of education, and charter school” is required to have at least one gender-neutral bathroom on campus on or before July 1, 2026
  • In addition, the gender-neutral bathroom may only be temporarily closed if there is a documented student safety concern, an immediate threat to student safety or for the bathroom to be repaired.
  • “These measures will help protect vulnerable youth, promote acceptance, and create more supportive environments in our schools and communities,” Governor Newsom said
  • Senate Bill 760 is part of a cluster of bills aimed at expanding access to LGBTQ+ Californians, according to the governor, who applauded the state as having some of the most “robust laws in the nation when it comes to protecting and supporting our LGBTQ+ community.”
  • “This year the LGBTQ Caucus took up the important work of protecting our communities in the face of vile anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, discriminatory laws across the country, and hatred,” Chair of the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus, Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman, said in the press release

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‘This is woke’: Heated debate after Illinois State Senate passes bill expanding gender-neutral bathrooms

Deuteronomy 22:5 “A woman shall not wear a man’s garment, nor shall a man put on a woman’s cloak, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord your God.

Important Takeaways:

  • The Illinois State Senate passed a bill on Thursday which would expand gender-neutral bathrooms, and it sparked a heated debate on the Senate floor.
  • HB1286 would allow establishments to install gender-neutral bathrooms that are multi-occupancy, meaning a shared bathroom across all genders, and all gender identities.
  • “This is woke,” said State Sen. Andrew Chesney (R-45), who voted against the bill. “This is radical. This is out of touch with everybody in my district and your districts.”
  • Sponsors said it’s about “inclusivity,” and giving everyone a “safe and comfortable space” to use the restroom, regardless of sex or gender identity.
  • “This is going to cause violence. And it’s going to cause violence from dads like me.”

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