Utah Lawmakers Revise Transgender Restrictions Bill Amid Legal Concerns
Revised bill applies only to government-owned facilities, with exceptions for trans individuals who have undergone surgery and amended birth certificates.
- Utah lawmakers are making changes to HB257, a bill that restricts transgender people's access to gender-specific spaces, in anticipation of potential lawsuits.
- The revised bill will only apply to government-owned and operated facilities, reducing the scope of its impact.
- Transgender individuals will be allowed to enter gender-specific spaces in limited circumstances if they have undergone bottom surgery and amended their birth certificate.
- HB257 could impose criminal penalties on transgender individuals who repeatedly use public facilities that align with their gender identity.
- Critics of the bill, including the state's only openly queer legislator and a pediatrician, have expressed concerns about the potential harm to the transgender community.
The Salt Lake Tribune 
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