[image: David Edwards] DAVID EDWARDS <https://www.rawstory.com/author/davide/> 12 JAN 2016 AT 15:06 ET <https://www.rawstory.com/2016/01/12/> Google BookmarkFacebookMore [image: Virginia Del. Mark Cole (Facebook)] Virginia Del. Mark Cole (Facebook) DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! Shop ▾
A bill filed by a Virginia lawmaker this week would require schools to be certain that children are using the restroom corresponding to their “correct anatomical sex.” The legislation, which would prohibit transgender students from using the bathroom matching their gender, is being sponsored <https://www.richmondsunlight.com/bill/2016/hb663/fulltext/> by Republican Del. Mark Cole. <http://inread-experience.teads.tv/> House Bill 663 defines “anatomical sex” as “the physical condition of being male or female, which is determined by a person’s anatomy.” “Local school boards shall develop and implement policies that require every school restroom, locker room, or shower room that is designated for use by a specific gender to solely be used by individuals whose anatomical sex matches such gender designation,” the measure states. Under the bill, any student who violated the bathroom rules could be fined $50 by law enforcement. Schools would have the discretion of allowing students to use a “single stall restroom or shower” or to have “controlled” access to an otherwise unoccupied restroom. Cole’s legislation would also allow law enforcement to fine anyone who knowingly used a public restroom that did not correspond to their “anatomical sex.” Civil rights advocate Tim Peacock noted <http://www.peacock-panache.com/2016/01/va-gop-bill-would-require-inspection-of-childrens-genitals-21253.html> that “adults would be required to inspect children’s genitals before they use the bathroom” for the legislation to be enforceable. “This is what the conservative movement has devolved into: forcing children to allow adults to examine their genitals out of misplaced fear that transgender kids and adults might commit a hypothetical never-before-seen act of violence or sexual aggression (that would still be against the law with or without transgender protections),” Peacock wrote. -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
