Gender-neutral bathrooms will become law July 1

Gov. Phil Scott signs the bathroom bill at a Statehouse ceremony Friday. Outright Vermont photo
Vermont has become the latest state to safeguard bathroom access to people who identify as transgender or gender non-conforming, under a new law requiring all single-occupancy restrooms to be designated as gender-free by July 1.
Legislators, LGBTQ supporters and youth advocates gathered at the Statehouse Friday to watch Gov. Phil Scott sign H. 333, known as “the bathroom bill,” into law.Ge