Backers of a proposed ballot initiative
that sought to limit transgender bathroom use said Monday that they
fell short of the signatures needed to qualify for the California
ballot.
The group Privacy For All said that
they had failed to gather the 365,880 valid signatures needed to get
their measure on next year's November ballot. The measure sought to
prohibit transgender people from using the public restrooms that
correspond with their gender identity.
“There is a strong desire to keep
bathrooms sex separate among a segment of California voters,” Gina
Gleason, the group's spokesperson, said in a statement. “But much
of California is still being introduced to the issue.”
“We are disappointed that this
measure will not be on the 2016 ballot, but our efforts to protect
privacy in bathrooms, locker rooms and showers will continue,” she
added.
The group did not reveal how many
signatures had been collected.