This seems to be a little contentious, I think.
As I understand it, the bathroom laws are being looked at to allow TG folks to use the washroom of their presented gender without harassment. This is most flexible for crossdressers, a must have for pre-op TS's, and shouldn't even be a question for post-op TS's.
Start easy, and making use of the MtF: Post-op TS's aren't TS's. They WERE TS. They ARE women. Women use the women's washroom.
On to the less obvious things. To me, the entire foray of fearmongering is the perception that in "allowing" men to use the women's washroom, there will be assaults on women and children.
I haven't seen the most obvious counter argument on the 'net yet. That is, without this law, there are ALREADY assaults taking place in the women's washroom. This law isn't going to CREATE that, it's already there. A person that will want to assault a woman in the women's washroom is going to do it regardless. To my knowledge, there is no law right now saying a man cannot enter the women's washroom. There are, however, laws saying that you can't assault, hurt, or otherwise abuse another person. This proposed bathroom law isn't going to remove those crimes from the code, nor is it going to be allowed as an excuse, so what's the big deal?
As I understand it, the bathroom laws are being looked at to allow TG folks to use the washroom of their presented gender without harassment. This is most flexible for crossdressers, a must have for pre-op TS's, and shouldn't even be a question for post-op TS's.
Start easy, and making use of the MtF: Post-op TS's aren't TS's. They WERE TS. They ARE women. Women use the women's washroom.
On to the less obvious things. To me, the entire foray of fearmongering is the perception that in "allowing" men to use the women's washroom, there will be assaults on women and children.
I haven't seen the most obvious counter argument on the 'net yet. That is, without this law, there are ALREADY assaults taking place in the women's washroom. This law isn't going to CREATE that, it's already there. A person that will want to assault a woman in the women's washroom is going to do it regardless. To my knowledge, there is no law right now saying a man cannot enter the women's washroom. There are, however, laws saying that you can't assault, hurt, or otherwise abuse another person. This proposed bathroom law isn't going to remove those crimes from the code, nor is it going to be allowed as an excuse, so what's the big deal?
