Another Republican governor is signing into law designed to âpreserve the integrity of womenâs spaces.â
On Tuesday, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed into law through an executive order a âWomenâs Bill of Rightsâ for his state.
âToday, we take another step to preserve the integrity of womenâs spaces and opportunities,â Stitt said.
He continued:
âWe are making sure that womenâs spaces are safe for women. No men are going to go into the womenâs prisons in the state of Oklahoma. No men in womenâs domestic shelters in the state of Oklahoma. No men in womenâs locker rooms, no men in womenâs bathrooms, no men in womenâs sports.â
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Stitt added, âToday, weâre taking a stand against this out-of-control gender ideology that is eroding the very foundation of our society.â
âWe are going to be safeguarding the very essence of what it means to be a woman,â he insisted.
According to local outlet 2 News, the bill defines male and female as sex at birth.
It explained, âThe Order will impact bathroom use, sports, and prisons for those who donât identify with their assigned gender at birth.â
âOklahomans are fed up with attempts to confuse the word woman and turn it into some kind of ambiguous prevented definition that harms our real women,â Stitt argued.
Nicole McAfee, the president of LGBT advocacy organization Freedom Oklahoma, argued the executive order is a âthinly veiled attackâ and effort to codify âdiscrimination against transgender women.â
âThis bill does not protect women, but instead opens the door for further civil rights violations that open all women to being harassed and targeted as they have their femininity assessed and judged by a public who feels increased permission to police gender,â McAfee claimed.
Several other states have passed similar legislation, including Kansas, Montana, and Tennessee.
