Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves Signs ‘Safer Act’ to Preserve Single-Sex Spaces in Education

Gov. Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) signed a bill into law on Monday that he described as a “win for girls and women,” requiring people in public education buildings to use restrooms that align with their biological sex, not their “gender identity.” The legislation, known as the Securing Areas for Females Effectively and Responsibly (SAFER) Act, mandates that all public education institutions have single-sex restrooms, changing areas, and dormitories. This effectively bans men who identify as women from using women’s restrooms and changing rooms. Under the SAFER Act, students are also granted the right to be housed in single-sex educational housing spaces with individuals of the same sex....