A Tennessee lawmaker wants the state's public indecency law to apply to bathrooms and changing rooms — a move that critics argue is designed to restrict the facilities that transgender people can use. - NBCOUT
State Rep. John Ragan, R-Oak Ridge, attends a Senate Higher Education Subcommittee hearing in Nashville, Tennessee on Oct. 14, 2015.NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee lawmaker wants the state's public indecency law to apply to bathrooms and changing rooms — a move that critics argue is designed to restrict the facilities that transgender people can use.
According to the proposal, Tennessee's indecent exposure law would be changed from applying to a"public place" to specify that public places include public restrooms, locker rooms and dressing rooms designated for single-sex, multi-person use. To be found guilty, the person would have to be a member of the opposite sex of that designated area and intentionally expose their genitals or"reasonably" expect that the act will be viewed and offend the viewer.
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