Oklahoma bans trans kids from using the right bathroom at school

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed a law banning transgender people from using the correct school bathroom with a law that opponents say violates federal law.

This law goes beyond what many states are even considering this year – mostly bans on transgender students participating in school sports – and will make it hard for transgender students to get through a school day since they could be outed or get bullied for using the bathroom associated with the sex on their birth certificate, as the bill requires.

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Supporters of the bill say that it will promote “safety,” but opponents say that it puts transgender students at risk.

“Over the last day we’ve heard people talk about school safety over and over again. But with a flick of his pen, Governor Stitt said that safety doesn’t extend to already vulnerable transgender and Two-Spirit young people,” Nicole McAfee of Freedom Oklahoma told the AP.

The bill also allows schools to…

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