House Bill 1520: Trans People Banned from Indiana Public Restrooms

Indiana HB 1520: I’ll save you some time reading this. It essentially says that people assigned male at birth have to use the men’s public restroom and people assigned female at birth have to use the women’s public restroom or be charged with a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by up to 180 days in jail and a fine of up to $1,000. This would essentially keep all transgender people from public places and prevent transgender people from traveling anywhere in the state of Indiana. This would apply not only to residents of Indiana but also people traveling to Indiana, effectively making it impossible for companies to send their trans employees to the state.

HOUSE BILL No. 1520

Introduced House Bill (H)
Authored by Rep. Bruce Borders.

DIGEST
Use of public restrooms. Makes it a Class B misdemeanor if: (1) a male knowingly or intentionally enters a restroom that is designated to be used only by females; or (2) a female knowingly or intentionally enters a restroom that is designated to be used only by males. Provides for certain defenses.

Actions for House Bill 1520

H 01/19/2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
H 01/19/2023 Authored by Representative Borders

Link to PDF File of Introduced Bill: HB1520.01.INTR

First Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2023)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1520

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 35-31.5-2-130.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
2 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 130.3. “Female”, for purposes of
4 IC 35-43-2.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 35-43-2.5-1.
5 SECTION 2. IC 35-31.5-2-191.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
6 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
7 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 191.5. “Male”, for purposes of
8 IC 35-43-2.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 35-43-2.5-2.
9 SECTION 3. IC 35-43-2.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
10 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
11 JULY 1, 2023]:
12 Chapter 2.5. Single Sex Public Restroom Trespass
13 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, “female” means an individual
14 who:
15 (1) was born female at birth; or
16 (2) has at least one (1) X chromosome and no Y chromosome.
17 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, “male” means an individual who:
2023IN 1520—LS 6969/DI 149
1 (1) was born male at birth; or
2 (2) has at least one (1) X chromosome and at least one (1) Y
3 chromosome.
4 Sec. 3. A:
5 (1) male who knowingly or intentionally enters a restroom
6 that is designated to be used only by females; or
7 (2) female who knowingly or intentionally enters a restroom
8 that is designated to be used only by males;
9 commits restroom trespass, a Class B misdemeanor.
10 Sec. 4. (a) It is a defense to a prosecution under this chapter if
11 a person enters a restroom designated only for the opposite gender:
12 (1) for custodial purposes; or
13 (2) to render assistance.
14 (b) It is a defense to a prosecution under this chapter if a person
15 who is less than twelve (12) years of age accompanies the person’s:
16 (1) parent;
17 (2) guardian;
18 (3) custodian;
19 (4) teacher; or
20 (5) babysitter;
21 into a restroom designated for the gender of the person listed in
22 subdivisions (1) through (5).

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Tony Dungy to Speak For Anti-Gay Hate Group

This is really disturbing – Colts coach Tony Dungy will be speaking at a dinner for the Indiana Family Institute, which is a right-wing hate group whose primary purpose is to promote hatred towards gay people.

Make no mistake about what their goals really are – in the same way the the Irish Republican army has a legal, public face in Sein Finn, and the “European-American Unity and Rights Organization” is a modern-day face to the KKK, the Indiana Family Institute is an “appears to be innocuous” religious front for people whose real political goal is to see me put in jail or driven out of the state. Among other things, they are promoting SJR-7, as well as opposing a hate crimes bill and anti-discrimination laws. But their agenda is far deeper than that, and these are no garden-variety Christians.

Man, I already have an email about this – IFI says they’re religious, but what they’re pursuing is political – they lobby the statehouse and pursue legislation (publically. Privately, they pursue more radical stuff) – so this isn’t Tony Dungy expressing his religious beliefs. This it Tony Dungy fund-raising for a political goal – and a hate agenda.

“An opportunity to financially support the Indiana Family Institute will be presented.” Great. I’m posting the invitation from their site, but editing out the contact information. I’m also linking to a report about the site, rather than the site itself. I don’t want to be responsible for driving any traffic their way.

That really puts damper on my excitement for the Colts and the Super Bowl. I had no idea that Tony Dungy hated me. I’m hardly going to be cheering for him now. It happens every time – you get all excited about being a part of something cool, and somebody comes along to remind you – “hey, you’re not really one of us. You don’t belong.” Even though I’ve been out for over 20 years now, it still stings, every time.

IFI 2007 banquet Tony Dungy

No Colts

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