Georgia House panel debates proposed public school trans bathroom bill, prompting sharp criticism

Georgia’s state House has backed away from changes to the state’s hate crimes law that could have removed protections for crimes against transgender people. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

Where should transgender students go to use the bathroom? That’s one of the questions pondered by the Georgia House Education Policy Subcommittee Thursday as it considered a bill calling on school districts to designate multiple occupancy restrooms either for people whose bodies produce eggs or whose bodies produce sperm.

Fayetteville Republican Rep. Josh Bonner’s House Bill 936 did not get a subcommittee vote Thursday. Next Thursday is Crossover Day, the final day for a bill to pass the full House or Senate without unusual legislative maneuvering.

Bonner said the bill is not about targeting young transgender Georgians.