"S.B. 182 contains provisions that define "female", "male", "sex" and "gender" in line with reproductive organs, and applies that definition to all laws statewide. The bill also instructs schools to have multiple occupancy restrooms, locker rooms and dorms "for the exclusive use of the male sex" and "for the exclusive use of the female sex", and says students should only use the restroom "designated for the sex that is the individual's sex"."
"However in an attempt to include those individuals, an amendment was added which said the sex listed on birth certificates could only be changed if individuals have "a medically verifiable disorder of sex development". However the rules regarding restrooms and dorms provided little other guidance for intersex people. ACLU Indiana notes: "While bathroom bans claim to protect women, similar laws have led to intimidation and harassment against both trans people and cisgender women who don't fit society's narrow expectations for femininity.""
The Indiana Senate passed S.B. 182 in a 37-8 party-line vote. The law defines "female", "male", "sex" and "gender" by reproductive organs and applies that definition across all state laws. Schools must provide multiple-occupancy restrooms, locker rooms, and dorms designated exclusively for the male sex or the female sex, and students must use facilities matching the individual's sex. Jails and prisons must house inmates according to sex assigned at birth. An amendment allows birth-certificate changes only for persons with "a medically verifiable disorder of sex development". Intersex advocates and civil liberties groups warn the rules lack guidance and increase harassment.
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