1. United States
2. Mich.
3. Letter

Pass federal legislation banning anti-trans bathroom ordinances now. What happened in Bossier Parish, Louisiana on May 31 is exactly why this is urgent: Aurora Rush and Shae Sanders used a public restroom legally, were beaten by a mob until Sanders lost consciousness and needed stitches, and then the police charged the victims. Rush was taken to a men's jail despite a female gender marker on her license and was initially booked under a stranger's name — a name that turned out to belong to one of her attackers. Full details here: https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-couple-brutalized-at-louisiana The Bossier Parish Police Jury responded to this attack by unanimously passing Ordinance No. 22, one of the most punitive anti-trans bathroom bans in the country, reportedly at the request of Sheriff Julian Whittington himself. It criminalizes trans people for using bathrooms that match their gender and requires every municipal employee to police restrooms or face disciplinary action. This is what happens when there is no federal floor of protection: local governments weaponize law enforcement against the very people who were just beaten in the street. A national ban on bathroom bans is the only way to stop this from spreading.