Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves Signs ‘Safer Act’ to Preserve Single-Sex Spaces in Education

‘The far-left radicals aren’t going to like it ... but in Mississippi, we’re going to protect women’s spaces,’ the governor said.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, on Sept. 28, 2020. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Gov. Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) signed a bill into law on Monday that he described as a “win for girls and women,” requiring people in public education buildings to use restrooms that align with their biological sex, not their “gender identity.”

The legislation, known as the Securing Areas for Females Effectively and Responsibly (SAFER) Act, mandates that all public education institutions have single-sex restrooms, changing areas, and dormitories.