California Lawmakers Set To Vote On Gender-Neutral Restrooms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A California lawmaker says he's bringing up for a vote his proposal to require single-person public restrooms to be gender neutral.
The vote expected Monday afternoon comes hours after North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory sued the federal government to defend that state's law requiring transgender people to use the restroom matching the sex on their birth certificate.
The law also limits discrimination protections for LGBT people. The U.S. Justice Department said last week that North Carolina's law violates civil rights.
In California, Democratic Assemblyman Phil Ting of San Francisco aims to help transgender people, caregivers and parents with kids of different genders.
The bill would ask inspectors and officials who enforce building code to check restroom signs for compliance. A state association of health officers no longer opposes the bill.
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