The bill, which the governor has opposed, is pending in committee.But Ballinger said he saw a gap in the indecent exposure law and that he doesn't believe his proposal will affect the transgender community. end-of Tags: arkansas exposure bill, transgender, gender identity Location: United States, # Arkansas, Little Rock. "It doesn't seem like there'd be a problem," Ballinger said. The bill would make it a crime for the men to deliberately expose themselves to the child.The House has already passed the bill. It will chill transgender people's participation in public life," Dickson said. Another bill has been proposed in the Arkansas Legislature that would require people in public schools and government buildings use bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their gender at birth."This bill is intimidating.Republican Gov.

But American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas legal director Holly Dickson says laws already are in place to address people acting with criminal intent in public restrooms. It can lead to increased harassment."The NCAA pulled seven championship events from the state because of the North Carolina law that requires transgender people to use restrooms at schools and government buildings corresponding to the sex on their birth certificate.This year's NBA All-Star game was moved from Charlotte, North Carolina, to New Orleans, and some musicians cancelled concerts in the state as a result of the law's passage a year ago.

North Carolina's law also excludes gender identity and sexual orientation from local and state-wide anti-discrimination protections. The Human Rights Campaign said in a statement that the measure "exposes Arkansas to tremendous risk of the kind of financial, legal, and political blowback that has beset North Carolina since the passage of HB2."It is creating problems where there are no problems," Dickson said. Bob Ballinger's proposal would make it a crime for people to knowingly expose their sex organs to someone of the opposite sex in a public place under circumstances likely to cause alarm. Ballinger said the measure was needed to protect children in situations such as when a father takes his daughter into the men's restroom.Republican Rep.She noted the impact statement attached to the proposed measure, which says there were only seven convictions for violations of Arkansas' current indecent exposure law from 2013 to 2015. 

Dickson says Ballinger's bill is just a way to make it a crime for transgender people to use bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity.Little Rock: An Arkansas lawmaker wants to expand the state's indecent exposure law in a move that opponents say could criminalise transgender people's use of bathrooms.

National Center for Transgender Equality executive director Mara Keisling said the Arkansas bill is clearly aimed at the transgender community and could have an impact on the state's economy. It will now go to the Senate Committee on Judiciary

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Many were quick to flag a lack of logic behind justifications of the ban."Is there anything else I should know before flying back home? Navy blue boxers not allowed? Should I shave?" asked an American expat living in Abu Dhabi with a direct flight to the United States next week.The US Department of Homeland Security has also cited an explosion on a flight out of Somalia in February last year, in which the suspected bomber was killed.The UK ban will affect British Airways and easyJet, as well as airlines from targeted countries.&China Steel Tape Measures39;Why?'At the Tunis airport, a passenger flying to Canada via London said he was confused by the new measure.But "from what we hear, the terrorism risk outweighs the risk of fire at this point.The British ban, meanwhile, targets flights out of Egypt, Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Lebanon. It's a personal thing. The Pentagon has confirmed 40 strikes this month.Canada and France have also said they are looking into similar regulations."

There is some concern around the lithium batteries in the cargo compartment, which could be highly explosive if they overheat," Bailey said.From Saturday, passengers on flights to the United States and Britain from major hubs in Turkey and the Arab world will have to check in any device larger than a smartphone, including laptops and tablets.Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu criticised the ban as a unilateral, temporary move better replaced by "permanent" measures."From what we know, the ban is linked to intelligence on al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula gathered by the US military," said Mustafa Alani, a security analyst at the Dubai-based Gulf Research Center. Why do I have to put them in hold?" said Riadh, 33, adding he now feared they would be damaged or stolen."They took my laptop and my camera," said Mustafa, who did not give his second name, as he boarded a plane out of Dubai to the United States.

Ankara has said it plans on requesting that the US repeal the measure.The British ban has sparked concern in tourism-dependant Tunisia, which is trying to recover from 2015 jihadist attacks that killed holidaymakers.'Time is money'The US has conducted intense air raids on AQAP targets across Yemen since January.American officials have publicly cited security concerns.US airlines do not have direct flights from the airports affected by its new restrictions."American airlines are going to benefit simply because airlines make their business from the business travellers, so on these long flights that are in excess of eight or 12 hours, time is money -- but there are definitely more pressing considerations linked to security," said aviation analyst Kyle Bailey, president of the US-based consultancy KL Bailey Associates.Critics have also raised lithium batteries -- which are covered by strict regulations on domestic flights in the United States -- as a point of concern."It will have a negative impact on tourism," said Mohamed Ali Toumi, the head of a Tunisian travel agents federation.

The US ban affects nine airlines from eight countries: Turkey, Morocco, Jordan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.But experts do not rule out other motives behind the ban, including business lost to increasingly popular Gulf carriers Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways.The United States and # Britain have cited intelligence indicating passenger jets could be targeted via explosives planted in electronic devices.The attack was claimed by the Shabaab insurgent group."I mind because I need my laptop or my iPad.Caught in the middle of the ban are thousands of travellers growing increasingly frustrated with what they see as an absurd measure.Dubai: Travellers across the Middle East expressed frustration on Wednesday at a ban on large electronic devices for flights to the United States and Britain that has sparked confusion and speculation."Every criminal in the Middle East: 'Oh no! We can't take the direct flight to the US! I hate connecting flights! *Cancels criminal plans*," Egyptian analyst Mohamed El Dahshan wrote on Twitter

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