Sexual Assault Prevention Experts: Protecting transgender people does not compromise safety in restrooms
Amid the national uproar over bathroom ban laws earlier this year, more than 300 of the nation’s leading sexual assault and domestic violence prevention organizations released a statement calling for an end to legislation that harms transgender people and excludes them from restrooms and other facilities. They wrote:
For the full statement and to see the entire list of supporting organizations, visit the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence website here. |
![]() “As the largest sexual assault organization in the country, with member organizations throughout the entire country, we can tell you that laws that give transgender people the right to use the correct restroom do not put women and children at additional risk of assault. If they did, we would scream from the rooftops! Instead, we see that there are no increases in incidents in places that pass these laws.” -Monika Johnson Hostler, President of the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence |