Kentucky's state Senate voted to force transgender students to use separate bathrooms in the state's public schools.
The Senate voted 27-9 on a bill that was in response to a Louisville high school's decision to allow a student who was born male but identifies as a female to use the girls' restroom. Supporters of the bill characterized it as protecting student privacy while opponents labeled it as discriminating against a group of people out of fear.
Sen. Danny Carroll argued the bill would protect the rights of everyone by requiring transgender student to use the bathroom of their biological sex or a separate bathroom provided by school administrators. But Sen. Reginald Thomas said the Senate has failed in the most important civil rights issue of the era.
