Obama Admin To Issue Transgender Bathroom Order For Federal Facilities: Report

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times The Obama administration will announce this week a new directive granting access to intimate federal facilities on the basis of gender identity. BuzzFeed News reported Monday that the regulation will be posted in the Federal Register at some point this week opening up thousands of federally operated restrooms to transgender people who wish to use the facilities corresponding with their gender identity rather than biological sex. The rule will apply to roughly 9200 properties operated by the General Services Administration and will not be limited to employees. GSA spokesperson Ashley Nash-Hahn said anyone visiting a federally operated property including courthouses and various agencies will be allowed to use the restroom consistent with their gender identity. This includes all kinds of Americans" Ms. Nash-Hahn told BuzzFeed. We wanted to make clear that a person can use facilities that match their gender identity and we think thats a good thing." The rule which was circulated Aug. 8 to agency heads states: Federal agencies occupying space under the jurisdiction custody or control of GSA must allow individuals to use restroom facilities and related areas consistent with their gender identity."