Ohio lawmakers have passed a bill banning transgender students from using K-12 school and college bathrooms matching their gender identities.They would be required to use ones of their gender at birth if Gov.

A bill that would ban transgender students from using school bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identity is going to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s desk. The Ohio Senate voted to concur on Senate Bill 104 in a 24-7 party-line vote Wednesday afternoon.

Before the vote, LGBTQ advocates urged lawmakers to reconsider, saying trans students are already bullied and feel their safety is threatened.