A Texas Republican has filed a bill that would criminalize transgender people who mislead the government or an employer by stating their gender identity as their biological sex. House Bill 3817 would create a criminal penalty for “gender identity fraud,

A Republican representative in Texas has introduced a bill that would make being transgender a felony in the state. The bill, authored by state Rep. Tom Oliverson, creates a new crime of “gender identity fraud” punishable by up to two years in state prison and a $10,