(The Center Square) – A California legislator's new bill aims to keep transgender women out of women’s restrooms and locker rooms.
Assembly Bill 1998 was introduced by Assemblywoman Leticia Castillo, R-Corona, after she heard of women’s bad experiences in intimate spaces involving men who are transitioning to becoming women.
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