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SC Bathroom Law Makes Trans Student Schedule Restroom Use

6/10/2026

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Trans student Elliot Naddell says South Carolina’s bathroom law forces him to schedule his day around scarce single-occupancy restrooms.
The law bars transgender people from bathrooms that differ from their birth-sex and threatens a quarter-funding cut.
University of South Carolina, which has 276 restrooms, says the law imposes no significant financial burden.
A 2024 study found over 90 % of transgender youth avoid public restrooms, leading to dehydration and urinary infections.

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Trans student Elliot Naddell says South Carolina’s bathroom law forces him to schedule his day around scarce single-occupancy restrooms.
The law bars transgender people from bathrooms that differ from their birth-sex and threatens a quarter-funding cut.
University of South Carolina, which has 276 restrooms, says the law imposes no significant financial burden.
A 2024 study found over 90 % of transgender youth avoid public restrooms, leading to dehydration and urinary infections.