从2025年12月4日起,得克萨斯州通过法律,禁止变性人使用与性别相匹配的设施。 Texas passes law banning transgender people from using gender-matched facilities, effective Dec. 4, 2025.

得克萨斯州州长Greg Abbott签署了参议院第8号法案,即《得克萨斯州妇女隐私法》,禁止变性人在学校、政府大楼、监狱和庇护所使用符合其性别特征的浴室和设施,要求根据出生时指定的性别进行使用。 Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 8, known as the Texas Women’s Privacy Act, prohibiting transgender individuals from using bathrooms and facilities in schools, government buildings, prisons, and shelters that match their gender identity, requiring use based on sex assigned at birth. 该法自2025年12月4日起生效,允许对屡次违法行为处以最高125 000美元的罚款,尽管个人不能受到惩罚。 The law, effective December 4, 2025, allows fines up to $125,000 for repeat violations, though individuals cannot be penalized. 州总检察长可以调查指称的违反行为。 The state attorney general may investigate alleged breaches. 支持者称它为公共安全和隐私措施,而批评者则谴责它具有歧视性,是对变性者权利的威胁,引发全国关于公民自由和性别认同保护的辩论。 Supporters call it a public safety and privacy measure, while critics condemn it as discriminatory and a threat to transgender rights, sparking national debate over civil liberties and gender identity protections.