Alabama's public universities could face a staggering loss of funding thanks to a proposed bill aimed at opposing President Barack Obama's transgender bathroom directive.
Earlier today, President Barack Obama issued an executive directive aimed at preventing discrimination of transgender students in public schools.
In a joint statement today, the US Department of Education and the US Department of Justice set out to explain how to properly handle transgender issues using a "significant guidance" letter.
The sticking point in this matter is a subsection dealing with transgendered students and bathroom assignments. The statement reads thusly:
A school may provide separate facilities on the basis of sex, but must allow transgender students access to such facilities consistent with their gender identity.