The Republican-led Ohio Senate has approved a bill banning transgender students from using bathrooms that fit their gender identities

The Ohio Senate on Wednesday approved a ban on transgender students using bathrooms that fit their gender identities and sent the measure to Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. The Republican-backed bill applies to public K-12 schools and institutions of higher education.

Ohio Gov. DeWine expected to sign bill on school bathroom use by transgender students

The Ohio Senate sent to Gov. Mike DeWine a bill that will prohibit transgender students from using the school bathroom and locker room associated with their gender identity.