Texas Senate approves bill strictly defining man and woman based on reproductive organs

Texas to require sex assigned at birth on state documents

Legislators in Texas have passed a bill requiring a person’s sex assigned at birth rather than their gender identity for official state documents and records.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.House Bill 229, entitled “Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex” or the Women’s Rights Bill, passed the state Senate on a party-…

Texas just defined man and woman. Here’s why that matters.

Critics say House Bill 229, which has gone to the governor, discriminates against trans people, but the full effect remains to be seen.

Texan goes viral after eviscerating lawmakers over 'bigoted' bill

Texas local Nick Mollberg publicly shamed state politicians supporting a bill that legally denies trans people exist.

Texas gleefully ramps up the GOP war on trans people

Early Wednesday morning, Republicans in the Texas legislature pushed through a bill strictly defining “man” and “woman” based on reproductive anatomy. The Republican-dominated Senate passed the measure in a 20-11 party-line vote. It had already cleared...

The Texas Senate passed a bill defining biological sex. According to House Bill 229, men and women “possess unique and immutable biological differences that manifest before birth and intensify as individuals age and go through puberty.” These biological differences mean that “only women can become pregnant, give birth, and breastfeed children,” while men “on average are bigger, stronger, and faster than women,” according to the bill. The law cle…

‘Biological Reality’: Texas Passes Bill Defining ‘Woman,’ Protecting Female-Only Spaces

Texas Senate passes bill protecting single sex spaces and mandating identification by biological sex on government IDs.