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Housing restrictions for transgender college students approved by Utah Legislature
SALT LAKE CITY — Transgender college students in Utah will be prohibited from living in dorms consistent with their gender identity, under a bill that cleared its final legislative hurdle Monday. The state House, which had already passed the measure, again approved it with small tweaks following a heated Senate debate in which one Republican told trans people, “If you don’t fit in, then that’s your own fault.” It now heads to the desk of Republican Gov. Spencer Cox, who has expressed support for the restrictions. Spokesperson Robert Carroll said the governor will closely ...
