Utah legislature passes a restrictive anti-transgender college student housing plan law
Under the legislation, trans students would be banned from nearly all single-sex facilities that are aligned with their gender identities.
February 12, 2025
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Under the legislation, trans students would be banned from nearly all single-sex facilities that are aligned with their gender identities.
HB 257 defines a “women’s bathroom” and “men’s bathroom” as spaces exclusively designated for females and males, and includes criminal penalties for those found in violation.
The measure, repealing a ban on so-called promotion of homosexuality, has bipartisan support.
"I don't understand what [trans student athletes] are going through or why they feel the way they do. But I want them to live," Utah Gov. Spencer Cox wrote in a letter explaining his decision.
There's one fewer bigot on the bench in Utah, now that state Judge Scott Johansen has called it quits.
The bill, which would require trans student athletes to compete under the gender they were assigned at birth, passed in the state's Senate and awaits a vote in the House.
Bills aimed at keeping transgender girls and women off female interscholastic sports teams are moving forward in North Dakota, Mississippi, and Utah.
Gov. Spencer Cox, who also opposed such legislation last year, promises to veto the last-minute attempt.
The state has banned the use of the practice on minors through licensing regulations since 2020, but a state law will make the prohibition stronger.
Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed the legislation into law on Saturday.
The boy's dads, Louis and Josh van Amstel (pictured), said school officials contacted them immediately after the incident.
Jackson Lewis tells The Advocate about representing his former high school on the Canyons School Board and how he wants to fight for LGBTQ+ students.
A judge has blocked the ban on trans girls in girls' sports, days after it was reported that there had been complaints about supposed trans competitors.
After receiving thousands of meme submissions to a form used to report transgender people in bathrooms, Utah's auditor shared scathing words for the legislature tasking him with the role.
One of the grooms-to-be made headlines last year for delivering a moving plea for equality to the Utah legislature.
The state's Republican governor, who once support trans youth, signed the bill into law Friday. Advocates warn the law will exclude and harm transgender students.
After decades, Utah teachers and students can discuss LGBT issues in school thanks to a settlement finally reached.
Ariana Losco, a transgender woman living in Utah, publicly spoke on the need to get a law protecting LGBT workers on the books in her state. Little did she know her voice would get her fired.
Republican Gov. Spencer Cox says meeting trans kids "changes your heart in important ways."
The judge who sought to remove a child from a lesbian couple's home has disqualified himself from the case.