The struggle is far from over. The battle will now be fought from school district to school district, from city to city, and from county to county, costing the taxpayers untold amounts in staff time in legal fees and potential settlements. The “bright” side of this is that as these local gender identity and gender expression policies are implemented, we can more accurately track the privacy violation incidents that will unfortunately occur.

We were right about what sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) policies would lead to. And we will be proven right again when the need for a single, statewide standard becomes increasingly clear and the public outcry becomes louder long before the 86th Legislature convenes in 2019.