Texas’ so-called “bathroom bill” officially takes effect this week. Starting Thursday, Dec. 4, the controversial new law restricts access to restrooms and locker rooms based on the user’s biological sex at birth.

The measure, Senate Bill 8 , only applies to publicly owned buildings like libraries, government facilities, public schools and prisons. Private businesses can choose their own bathroom policies.

When Gov. Greg Abbott signed the measure earlier this year, he called it “common sense,” adding that it would allow “no men in women’s restrooms.”

Opponents say the new law, also referred to as the “Women’s Privacy Act” by supporters, is actually a thinly veiled attack on transgender Texans.

“It’s a discriminatory bill. It’s designed to push transgender, intersex and nonbinary p

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