North Dakota Governor Bans Trans People from Certain Public Accommodations

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum signed legislation prohibiting transgender people from using public restrooms, locker rooms, and other facilities that match their gender identity.
The law requires state prisons, public colleges, and youth correctional facilities to designate facilities exclusively for males or females.
Transgender people can request "reasonable accommodations" to use the appropriate facilities, but they have to ask for permission.
North Dakota is the eighth state to pass a "bathroom bill" restricting trans rights and the fifth to do so this year.
Governor Burgum has signed six anti-LGBTQ bills into law this session, including a bill banning gender-affirming surgeries and medication.