Austin’s CBS affiliate reports:

Attorney General Ken Paxton says he’s suing the city of Denton over gender-neutral changing rooms being available at a June Pride event at one of the city’s public pools. The June 7 event, called “Big Gay Swim Day,” was organized by two nonprofit groups – PRIDENTON and OUTreach Denton, and is set to be held at the Quakertown Civic Center.

The city owns the center, which has a public-access swimming pool and sex-specific multiple-occupancy changing rooms. The event is advertised as open to the general public of all ages, and organizers have announced that gender-neutral changing rooms will be available on-site.

Paxton said that by having gender-neutral bathrooms, the event is in violation of Senate Bill 8. Under SB 8, institutions face penalties that include $5,000 for a first offense and up to $125,000 for subsequent violations. Paxton’s lawsuit seeks to stop the “Big Gay Swim Day” event and requests temporary and permanent injunctive relief barring the city from violating the law in the future.

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