Or maybe they are taking care of both issues.
For almost 250 years women in the United States have been sharing public restrooms with trans women. It's not something new that started in the 2000s, why the need to make drastic changes to bathroom laws now?
Ridiculous statements such as the one above diminish the point you’re attempting to make down to zero.
Why is it ridiculous? He's being sarcastic. Please elaborate as to why this isn't dramatized. Something that affects next to nobody in our population became a major political talking point. That was absolutely dramatized. In Iowa we had the stupid Miller-Meeks ads with her watching girls soccer games, protecting them from trans kids. That ad was RIDICULOUS.
Just to clarify - this isn’t a bill, it’s something she wants to add to the House rules package for the new congress. It is not being done for America in general.
Only a matter of time.
why is this a hill D's want to die on?
Do you realize how large the Capitol building complex is? The main chamber for example is not exactly a short walk for anyone.
well the first public restroom in the US had only been around for roughly 150 years and the first trans people haven’t been around that long either. I believe I saw an article that said the first male dressing up as a female (by no means trans) was around 130 years ago.
Is it normal for men to rape women?
Oh I get it. If people don’t want to allow trans females to play female sports it’s not a big issue because it’s such a small group.
There are also laws that punish people for raping women. Do you want laws that put people in jail for being transgender? Talk about giving it to the transgender community.
OMG. You can’t be that naive.
Again, this isn’t a bill being proposed. This is a rule she’s trying to get added for the next congress.
Are you sure the first public restroom was created in the US only 150 years ago? I'd imagine there was a lot of outhouse sharing back in the beginning, but that is beside the point. Transgender people have been around since at least Ancient Greece.
Better not tell anyone homosexuality was around back then too…
It was a contrived grievance to help Republicans win elections. Worked like a charm.Are you sure the first public restroom was created in the US only 150 years ago? I'd imagine there was a lot of outhouse sharing back in the beginning, but that is beside the point. Transgender people have been around since at least Ancient Greece.
How historians are documenting the lives of transgender people
The term “transgender” wasn’t coined until the 1960s—but people have always challenged the gender binary. Here’s a look at their history, from ancient civilizations to the modern rights movement.www.nationalgeographic.com
Back to the point, what has happened in public restrooms in the recent past that has spurred this urgent need to protect women?
Good thing we are talking about bills being passed here in America and in 2024.
Did you skip over the part where I mentioned it is a growing trend and usually you want to get ahead of something before it becomes a bigger issue?Are you sure the first public restroom was created in the US only 150 years ago? I'd imagine there was a lot of outhouse sharing back in the beginning, but that is beside the point. Transgender people have been around since at least Ancient Greece.
How historians are documenting the lives of transgender people
The term “transgender” wasn’t coined until the 1960s—but people have always challenged the gender binary. Here’s a look at their history, from ancient civilizations to the modern rights movement.
Back to the point, what has happened in public restrooms in the recent past that has spurred this urgent need to protect women?
All I'm asking for is a reason we need new bathroom rules. Yes, trans people are more visible now because there was/is more acceptance of differences. That doesn't actually mean their population has grown, just more people are willing to be open about themselves. However, even with the "larger" population there haven't been any proven cases of women being harmed by transgender women using public restrooms. Do you have a link to some I missed?
I have no idea. I don’t understand the whole controversy myself.
I would guess you need new bathroom rules because this is essentially a new issue. As you mentioned, these people may have existed before but they weren’t out in the open about it and there is a larger population today, and without a doubt some that abuse it. It's a new issue, that’s why they want to make new rules.
There should be a solution that is respectful and accommodating to everyone,
Again, we have these BIG UNISEX restrooms in this country. Nobody was having a hissy fit in there about it.
If someone is exposing themselves in a women's restroom regardless of gender they have a problem. We have individual stalls. I have never seen anyone male or female exposing any private parts in a public restroom. Locker rooms are a different story and they should be modified or built with privacy in mind even for "normal" athletes. There is no need for any public nudity in them.
BECAUSE WE ONLY RECENTLY REALIZED ITS A POLITICALLY USEFUL THING TO BE MAD ABOUT!
There's no reason urinals couldn't be in stalls. Trough urinals would likely have to go though.
