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Bikini Protest Erupts Over Transgender Policy at School Board

9/30/2025

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Beth Bourne, a California activist, stripped to a bikini to protest a policy permitting transgender students in girls’ locker rooms at the Davis Joint Unified School Board meeting.
The meeting occurred on September 18.
Bourne argued the policy harmed student comfort.
The board interrupted her and is weighing future protest actions; Escamilla-Greenwald said police were called after the second recess.

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Story summary

Beth Bourne, a California activist, stripped to a bikini to protest a policy permitting transgender students in girls’ locker rooms at the Davis Joint Unified School Board meeting.
The meeting occurred on September 18.
Bourne argued the policy harmed student comfort.
The board interrupted her and is weighing future protest actions; Escamilla-Greenwald said police were called after the second recess.