North Carolina must protect the safety, privacy, and dignity of women and girls by ensuring that sex is defined by biology and that private spaces remain single-sex. The Women’s Safety and Protection Act does just that, preventing men and boys from entering women’s restrooms, locker rooms, prisons, and other protected spaces.

Sex is a biological reality, not an identity, and NC law must reflect that. Women’s rights, including protections in prisons and legal justice for victims of male violence, depend on policies that differentiate between men and women based on biology. Yet, some NC schools already allow boys in girls’ restrooms and overnight accommodations, putting young girls at risk. Across the country, there have been disturbing cases of women and girls being assaulted due to gender policies that put ideology over safety—including a girl in Virginia who was sexually assaulted in a school bathroom by a male student wearing a skirt and a female inmate in Rikers Island who was raped by a male prisoner housed in a women’s facility. North Carolina must prevent these dangers by ensuring that sex-segregated spaces remain protected.

As more Americans push back against extreme gender policies, NC has the opportunity to lead. President Trump’s Executive Order affirms biological sex in federal law, and 14 states have already taken steps to safeguard women’s spaces. It’s time for NC to do the same.

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