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TX bathroom law targets trans community with $500 fines, $10k civil suits

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Odessa , Texas , banned transgender individuals from using bathrooms, locker rooms, changing areas, showers, and other similar public facilities that align with their gender identity.

Those who violate the ban could be convicted of a class C misdemeanor and receive a fine of up to $500 .

Supporters of the measure portrayed the new law as protecting women and children, while detractors described it as costly and unnecessary.