.....Lewis has even spoken to his state's Legislature against a bill that would require transgender students like him to use bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their sex at birth, telling them that such a law "makes me feel like I'm not a human being."
It fell on mostly deaf ears: South Dakota is a governor's signature away from being the first state in the U.S. to approve such a law.
Several states have looked at addressing gender and public facilities in the past several years. South Dakota's bathroom bill is one of several measures introduced in its 2016 legislative session addressing transgender rights, including one that would void a South Dakota high school activities association policy that allows transgender student athletes to request playing on the team of their choice.
Advocates say the bathroom bill is meant to protect the privacy of students and not meant to be hurtful. Republican Sen. David Omdahl, a supporter, said it's inappropriate for a young girl to be exposed to the anatomy of a boy.
Opponents say it's discriminatory, and Lewis says it exposes a significant problem.........
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