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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 22, 2025
CONTACT: Imelda Mejia (she/her), [email protected], 512-212-1758
AUSTIN, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott today signed Senate Bill 8 into law, which prohibits transgender and gender-diverse Texans from using public restrooms, locker rooms, and other facilities consistent with their gender identity, instead mandating the use of facilities based on sex assigned at birth.
Texas Freedom Network Political Director Rocío Fierro-Pérez (she/her) issued the following response:
“By signing SB 8, Governor Abbott has cemented one of the most intrusive and discriminatory policies in Texas law. This bill fuels stigma, harassment, and humiliation for transgender Texans, especially children, who are simply trying to go about their daily lives.
“This law weaponizes fear and invites invasive policing of our most basic routines. No Texan should have to worry about harassment or gender checks when using the bathroom, but Abbott and extremist lawmakers are forcing that reality onto families across the state. With SB 8 now law, Texas Freedom Network will continue fighting alongside transgender Texans and their families to challenge discrimination and demand leaders who respect everyone’s right to live with dignity.”
In 2026, TFN and our youth organizing arm, Texas Rising Action, will endorse candidates who fight for every Texan’s right to live authentically and with dignity — free from government overreach that targets trans Texans.
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The Texas Freedom Network (tfn.org) is a grassroots organization of religious and community leaders and young Texans building an informed and effective movement for equality and social justice.
