Tennessee HB0571

A governmental agency shall not prohibit distinctions between the sexes with respect to athletics, correctional facilities, juvenile detention facilities, domestic violence shelters, or other accommodations where biology, safety, or privacy is implied and that result in separate accommodations that are substantially related to the important government interest of protecting the health, safety, and privacy of individuals in such circumstances.

68-107-107. Safety and privacy in domestic violence shelters. A domestic violence shelter shall designate each multi-occupancy restroom, changing room, and sleeping quarters for the exclusive use of any one (1) of the following: (1) Females; (2) Males;

68-107-108. Safety and privacy in restrooms of public schools. A public school shall designate each multi-occupancy restroom or changing room for the exclusive use of either females, males, or members of the same family.

68-107-109. Safety and privacy in correctional facilities and juvenile detention facilities. A correctional facility or juvenile detention facility shall designate each multioccupancy restroom, changing room, and sleeping quarters for the exclusive use of either females, males, or members of the same family.

Any law enacted by the legislature, or any rule adopted by a state agency or other entity subject to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, when applicable to an individual's sex must be interpreted using the definitions provided in this chapter. [...] "Female" means an individual whose biological reproductive system is developed to produce ova; who has, had, will have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for fertilization;[...] "Woman" means a human female who has reached the age of majority. [...] "Mother" means a parent who is a member of the female sex; [...] "Male" means an individual whose biological reproductive system is developed to fertilize the ova of a female who has, had, will have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization; [...] "Man" means a human male who has reached the age of majority; [...] "Father" means a parent who is of the male sex;