Reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner has called on South Dakota's governor to veto a bill that would require transgender schoolchildren to use bathrooms that correspond with their sex at birth.
Writing on her Twitter account, the Olympic gold medallist told Governor Dennis Daugaard to reject the measure, which would make South Dakota the first state to adopt such a law.
She wrote: "Tell @SDGovDaugaard to protect trans kids by vetoing #HB1008."
Jenner also encouraged followers to sign a petition by the American Civil Liberties Union that would put pressure on Governor Daugaard to reject HB 1008.
Mr Daugaard has said he will discuss the legislation with members of the transgender community before taking any action.
He has five days to sign or veto the bill before it becomes law after the South Dakota Senate passed it earlier this month.
Under the bill, people who do not want to use bathrooms of their birth sex can request that schools provide "reasonable accommodations".
Protests were staged in Sioux Falls over the weekend against HB 1008, with demonstrators holding signs reading "protect trans kids" and chanting "no hate in our state, veto 1008".
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