Mariantonia Mejia | Staff Writer Nearly six months after House Bill 1521’s passing, transgender students at FIU have begun to feel the bills’ cruel effects. The bill, dubbed by Republican lawmakers as the Safety in Private Spaces Act, “prohibits willfully entering restrooms or changing facilities designated for opposite sex and refusing to depart when asked […]
Bobby Jo Bracy | Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com Representative Frank Artiles doesn’t spend much time thinking about stuff. What Artiles thinks about plenty, though, is what you’re doing in the bathroom. Last week, ignorance collided when the unstoppable Rep. Artiles introduced the immovable HB-538, a bill that would effectively give police the authority to arrest anyone […]
