Several state legislatures introduced laws prohibiting use of public restrooms by a person of the wrong sex-that is,males must use the men's restroom,and females must use the women's restroom.The penalties vary considerably but can include jail time.The anthropological (and social)problem with these laws is that lawmakers fail to recognize that it is a matter of gender and not sex because

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Gender refers to the cultural expectations and norms surrounding behavior and thought based on the perceived biological sex of an individual. It is a social construct that is learned and varies between societies. Therefore, the idea that public restroom use should be determined by biological sex rather than gender disregards the fact that gender, not just biological sex, is involved in determining an individual's restroom use.

Several State Legislatures Introduced Laws Prohibiting Use of Public Restrooms