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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio transgender students and advocates urged Republican lawmakers to not make their lives even harder by preventing them from using the bathrooms that align with their identity."It just makes trans people more afraid and gives them unequal access to public accommodations," said Cam Ogden, a transgender woman and college student.
"I don't want to have to leave Ohio to complete my degree just because I can't find a place to use the restroom in a timely manner on Columbus State Campus," she said."There are concerns about community standards and people across Ohio do not want biological males in female restrooms," Bird said. When asked for specific schools in support of the bill, Bird said administrators fear coming forward.
However, there is no evidence of safety risks by letting trans people use facilities that align with their identity, a study from UCLA found.
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