Kate Sosin

LGBTQ+ reporter

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Transgender Texans, activists and even a constable made similar arguments over and over again on Friday: The state’s latest bathroom bill makes no one safer.

Dozens of people testified against the bill in the House State Affairs Committee before around 50 local activists staged a sit-in at a Capitol bathroom in opposition to the bill that would block trans people from using the bathroom that aligns with their gender at schools or government buildings.

They weren’t without their detractors: One man suggested that trans people are operating under a similar delusion to those who think they are Jedis, the fictional characters from “Star Wars.”

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