New Mississippi law requires people at public schools to use facilities corresponding to their gender assigned at birth

A new law in Mississippi requires individuals to use restrooms and housing at public education institutions that correspond to their gender assigned at birth.

A new law in Mississippi requires individuals to use restrooms and housing at public education institutions that correspond to their gender assigned at birth. Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced in an X post Monday that he has signed the legislation. People will only be allowed to use housing or bathrooms based on their “sex ‘determined solely by a birth,’ without regard to the fluidity of how someone acts or feels,” the bill states. The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi said in a statement to CNN that the law targets “transgender people for discrimination.” The “Securing Areas for Females Effectively and Responsibly Act,” or SAFER Act, states that “females and males should be provided areas, including restrooms, changing facilities and single-sex educational housing spaces, for their exclusive use, respective to their sex, in order to maintain privacy and safety.” Those who violate the policy could be sued by private parties, but public education institutions and state agencies would be protected from liability, according to the legislation.