Transgender residents in Odessa, Texas, have been banned from using single-gender bathrooms in public buildings that align with their gender identity. Alexander Ermels, a transgender man, made the decision to start using the men's room after he experienced a negative response to being in the women's bathroom -- which he would be forced to use under the Odessa bathroom policy.

Sarah McBride is set to be the first openly transgender woman to serve in Congress after she was elected to represent Delaware's at-large congressional district this month. Having entered politics at a young age,