Transgender students from kindergarten through college in Ohio’s public and private schools will be barred from using multiple bathrooms that match their gender identity, under a measure that Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said Wednesday he signed- a.

DeWine signed the law over the objections of Democrats, teachers unions and civil rights groups, who had hoped that his objections to banning the care of gender-affirming minors last year would carry through and cause another veto. It takes effect in 90 days.

The governor has not issued any statement regarding the signing.

The Republican-backed measure — called the “Protecting All Students Act” — requires public and private schools, colleges and universities to designate separate bathrooms, locker rooms and overnight accommodations “for the exclusive use” of either men or women, depending of sex. assigned at or near birth, in school buildings and other facilities used for school-sponsored events. It does not contain any enforcement mechanism.

“It revolves around safety, security and, I think, common sense. It protects our children and grandchildren in the private spaces where they are most vulnerable,” said Ohio Republican state Sen. Jerry Cirino, the bill’s sponsor.

Aaron Baer, ​​president of the Center for Christian Virtue, which supported the bill, said in a statement: “Common sense is on a winning streak in America today. No student should be forced into a bathroom or locker room with a student of the opposite sex, and Ohio’s children are better protected now because of Governor DeWine’s decision to sign this bill.”

The ACLU of Ohio was among the groups that lobbied for a veto, denouncing the measure as a violation of the privacy rights of LGBTQ+ Ohioans that will make them less safe.

School employees, emergency responders and people assisting young children or someone with a disability are exempt from the restrictions, and schools can still provide single-use or family bathrooms.

With DeWine’s signature, Ohio adds to the pushback that has emerged nationally among many Republican politicians, including President-elect Donald Trump, as transgender people have gained more visibility and acceptance on some fronts in recent years.

Twenty-six states have now passed laws restarting or banning care for transgender minors who support gender affirmation. US supreme court is scheduled to hear arguments Dec. 4 on whether Tennessee’s ban on such treatments can continue to apply; any ruling could have an impact on policies in other states.

At least 11 states have passed laws, like Ohio’s, that ban girls and transgender women from girls’ and women’s bathrooms in public schools — and in some cases, other government facilities.

And at least 24 states have laws dictating which sports competitions transgender girls and women can participate in.

Ohio’s restroom bill was debated for 19 months before finally clearing the GOP-led legislature on Nov. 13, during Transgender Awareness Week. It was introduced in separate legislation by the Ohio House that deals with the state’s College Credit Plus program, which allows high school students to earn college credit.

Trump’s campaign leaned heavily toward opposing transgender rights in the final weeks of his race against Vice President Kamala Harris, including Trump’s vow at a rally in Madison Square Garden that “we’re going to keep men out of women’s sports” and campaign ads that read: ” Kamala is for them. /they. President Trump is for you.”

It’s unclear what policies Trump might adopt once he takes office in January. But gender-related bills are already lined up in state legislatures that go into session in early 2025.

In Texas, for example, there are proposed measures to ban the use of state money to pay for “gender reassignment,” to use state money to pay to reverse gender transition, and to provide people receiving care with gender affirmation before they turn 15 until they turn 15. turns 25 to sue his doctors for malpractice, among other things. Democrats in the Republican-dominated legislature have also introduced some bills aimed at protecting people from discrimination based on “gender identity or expression.”

In Ohio, a law went into effect in August that bans grooming of gender-affirming minors and blocks transgender girls and women from participating in girls’ and women’s sports. He took a rocky path, though. The measure became law only after the legislature overrode DeWine’s veto. And after that, a judge stayed the execution for about four months before allowing it.

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