Civil rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of three transgender Oklahoma schoolchildren against the state's new anti-transgender school bathroom bill.
requiring students use only the bathroom of the sex listed on their birth certificate is unconstitutional.
"Plaintiffs and other youth who are transgender in Oklahoma schools now face mandated discipline, possibly even suspension, simply for using the restroom and other facilities at school corresponding with who they are," the lawsuit states.that have passed laws this year targeting the transgender population over bathroom use, participation in school sports, and gender-affirming treatments or surgery for young people.
TULSA, OK - JUNE 20: Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt speaks to reporters outside before President Donald J. Trump arrives for a"Make America Great Again!" rally at the BOK Center on Saturday, June 20, 2020 in Tulsa, OK.
The House author of the bill, Republican Rep. Danny Williams, said when the bill was signed that its goal was "to protect our children."One of the plaintiff students, 16-year-old Noble High School senior Andy Bridge, said that while he was able to use the boys' bathroom without incident last year, the new law makes him feel singled out and excluded from the rest of his classmates.
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