LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas bathroom bill was revamped Tuesday following complaints from members of the transgender community and their families it would criminalize trans people simply for using public restrooms.
The House Judiciary Committee endorsed the proposal to allow someone to be charged with misdemeanor sexual indecency with a child if they use a public restroom or changing room of the opposite sex when a minor is present. The majority-GOP panel advanced the measure after it was amended to make it a crime only if the person enters the restroom “for the purpose of arousing or gratifying a sexual desire.” The proposal now heads to the full House for a vote as early as Wednesday.
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