"Texas state troopers have reportedly been enforcing ID checks outside women's toilets in the wake of the state's trans bathroom ban. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) reportedly stationed officers outside the women's lavatories inside the state's Capitol building in early December. Members of the Highway Patrol, pictured wielding firearms with surplus ammunition, allegedly enforced ID checks for anyone looking to use the women's restrooms."
"Senate Bill 8, dubbed the 'Texas Women's Privacy Act', forces public buildings to restrict facilities based entirely on so-called 'biological sex,' meaning trans women cannot use women's toilets and trans men cannot use male toilets. Activists protesting the bill inside the Texas Capitol building on 6 December were reportedly told to show their IDs by state troopers or else be banned from using the restroom."
Texas state troopers conducted identity checks outside women's restrooms at the state Capitol after a new law restricting restroom access by biological sex took effect. Officers from the Department of Public Safety and Highway Patrol were stationed outside lavatories and reportedly required visitors to present identification before using women's facilities. Two trans women were permitted entry after showing IDs with female markers. Senate Bill 8, the Texas Women's Privacy Act, mandates that public buildings restrict toilets according to so-called biological sex. The law was first proposed in 2015, signed by Governor Greg Abbott, and makes Texas the 20th state to enact such restrictions. Proponents claim the law protects women and girls, while at least 33 percent of trans US citizens live in states enforcing some level of restriction.
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