Another Republican governor is signing into law designed to “preserve the integrity of women’s spaces.”
On Tuesday, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed into law through an executive order a “Women’s Bill of Rights” for his state.
“Today, we take another step to preserve the integrity of women’s spaces and opportunities,” Stitt said.
He continued:
“We are making sure that women’s spaces are safe for women. No men are going to go into the women’s prisons in the state of Oklahoma. No men in women’s domestic shelters in the state of Oklahoma. No men in women’s locker rooms, no men in women’s bathrooms, no men in women’s sports.”
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Oklahoma Gov. signs Women's Bill of Rights into law:
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Stitt added, “Today, we’re taking a stand against this out-of-control gender ideology that is eroding the very foundation of our society.”
“We are going to be safeguarding the very essence of what it means to be a woman,” he insisted.
According to local outlet 2 News, the bill defines male and female as sex at birth.
It explained, “The Order will impact bathroom use, sports, and prisons for those who don’t identify with their assigned gender at birth.”
“Oklahomans are fed up with attempts to confuse the word woman and turn it into some kind of ambiguous prevented definition that harms our real women,” Stitt argued.
Nicole McAfee, the president of LGBT advocacy organization Freedom Oklahoma, argued the executive order is a “thinly veiled attack” and effort to codify “discrimination against transgender women.”
“This bill does not protect women, but instead opens the door for further civil rights violations that open all women to being harassed and targeted as they have their femininity assessed and judged by a public who feels increased permission to police gender,” McAfee claimed.
Several other states have passed similar legislation, including Kansas, Montana, and Tennessee.