Signed by Governor Ron DeSantis in May, Republican lawmakers have claimed the law “is not about targeting any particular group of people.”
regarding the bill, stating, “A woman should not be in a locker room having to worry about someone from the opposite sex being in their locker room” — an obvious dog whistle about transgender people in public facilities.
In response, LGBTQ+ advocates have slammed the law as draconian and unconstitutional. Brandon Wolf, the press secretary at advocacy group Equality Florida called the law “a heinous violation of the privacy of people in Florida, transgender and not, as it empowers those who've been hopped up on right wing hysteria bait to police gender expression in public bathrooms across the state.”
“Someone deemed not to be ‘feminine enough’ for a women’s restroom or ‘masculine enough’ for a men’s restroom may be harassed and discriminated against, facing criminal charges for simply using the bathroom,” Wolf said in a statement to. “And, of course, this places a target even more squarely on the backs of transgender people, who are facing a systematic attempt by the DeSantis regime to censor and erase them from society.
While bills that ban trans people from using the bathroom aligning with their gender are not uncommon, Florida is the first to impose an actual criminal offense. People who use a listed public facility “designated for the opposite sex” could be charged with trespassing if they refuse to leave when asked by an authority figure. In Florida, trespassing is either a first- or second-degree misdemeanor, depending on whether or not someone else is present at the time of the incident.
People who violate the Act while also being employed at various public institutions — including prisons, schools and colleges, and state government — could face professional discipline, but would not be charged with criminal trespass.
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