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In the discussion thread: Transgender people must use birth-gender bathroom, says Chattanooga lawmakers’ bill [View all]

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Thu Jan 12, 2012, 10:07 PM

malthaussen (2,224 posts)

41. More unenforceable laws

... from those lovers of small government.

I seriously question the intelligence and maturity of anyone who has a problem with transgender people using the "wrong" toilet facilities.

-- Mal

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118 replies	Author	Time	Post
Transgender people must use birth-gender bathroom, says Chattanooga lawmakers’ bill [View all]	d_r	Jan 2012	OP
the answer to this, of course, is unisex bathromms (remember the screaming when they were blocking	niyad	Jan 2012	#1
How about skimming that turd from Tennessee out of the gene pool? NT	cognoscere	Jan 2012	#76
So what happens when the born female, now guy, uses the dressing room?	Old and In the Way	Jan 2012	#2
+99	cutlassmama	Jan 2012	#23
+1	wordpix	Jan 2012	#32
Does transgender mean before genitals are surgically changed to other gender?	Honeycombe8	Jan 2012	#37
This sounds like your typical republican "small government" approach to a non-existant problem.	Old and In the Way	Jan 2012	#39
Republicans are only interested in small government when it comes to regulating corporations	nxylas	Jan 2012	#58
Can you see the want ads? "F/T Genitalia Enforcement - Macy's"	MADem	Jan 2012	#79
That was my point. No way to enforce that.	Honeycombe8	Jan 2012	#106
You don't need a penis to commit rape.	Withywindle	Jan 2012	#53
Bathrooms aren't safe havens	Politicalboi	Jan 2012	#56
Also, if a man is living as a woman,	DocMac	Jan 2012	#61
I am no expert, not by a long shot, but it's more complicated than that, from what I have learned.	MADem	Jan 2012	#80
I think you've summed it up pretty nicely.	Zenlitened	Jan 2012	#93
I was in a crowded public bathroom once, where I asked a young man something.	Honeycombe8	Jan 2012	#107
I, for one, always worry about transgendered women raping me in the ladies room	TheCruces	Jan 2012	#117
exactly... what's the big deal?	fascisthunter	Jan 2012	#44
In that case he/she has to go outside and it is his/her fault! So there! Nanny nanny boo boo.	yellowcanine	Jan 2012	#49
Women's public toilets dont have PUBLIC URINALS	HockeyMom	Jan 2012	#3
+1 Pouints for common sense!	wandy	Jan 2012	#13
Chances are that if a	enlightenment	Jan 2012	#16
it is against the law in Tenn.	d_r	Jan 2012	#22
Nasty, though I'm not surprised.	enlightenment	Jan 2012	#71
I don't understand part of your first paragraph	jmowreader	Jan 2012	#46
My point was addressing the	enlightenment	Jan 2012	#70
True, but no man shits in a public toilet unless it is a near death emergency	joeglow3	Jan 2012	#114
I'm a male, and I sometimes use the 'sit down' toilets to urinate	Hugabear	Jan 2012	#67
I'm not worked up about it.	enlightenment	Jan 2012	#68
Mandatory to have a seat on the train, doncha know!	MADem	Jan 2012	#99
Jeez, here I got my dick cut off just so I could sneak into women's restrooms ...	eppur_se_muova	Jan 2012	#4
Stomp a mudhole?	DisgustipatedinCA	Jan 2012	#5
I personally do not think violent language is appropriate, even in govt	DaveJ	Jan 2012	#20
This post was hidden by jury decision.	iamwindisblowing	Jan 2012	#62
You do know that all religions are made up fantasies by old crackpots who thought the World is flat	snooper2	Jan 2012	#66
Do you have a bill number for that "Gotta Be Gay" legislation you mentioned?	Zenlitened	Jan 2012	#69
What a stupid thing to legislate.	surrealAmerican	Jan 2012	#6
So his motivation is bigotry and hate....	Evasporque	Jan 2012	#7
Senate withdrew the bill....end of story....nt	Evasporque	Jan 2012	#8
Good! TY for that info.	dixiegrrrrl	Jan 2012	#35
What about gender at conception?	Boojatta	Jan 2012	#9
This message was self-deleted by its author	Tesha	Jan 2012	#10
Thanks for posting this	d_r	Jan 2012	#12
I can see it now: birth certificate checkpoints outside the loo. n/t	BadgerKid	Jan 2012	#34
"a male teen dressed as a woman"	Boojatta	Jan 2012	#11
The problem with the word transgender is that it is an ambiguous,	Zorra	Jan 2012	#25
The term "transvestite" is very out of date, considered offensive.	Zenlitened	Jan 2012	#28
It is?	izquierdista	Jan 2012	#36
It is. Adjust. -nt	Zenlitened	Jan 2012	#40
I had no intention of offending.	Boojatta	Jan 2012	#77
No, the issue is that they describe two separate things.	LeftyMom	Jan 2012	#108
Yes -- it is	TheCruces	Jan 2012	#118
"Cross-dressing is a form of gender expression and is not necessarily tied to erotic activity."	Boojatta	Jan 2012	#78
Perhaps there is no single word. Perhaps there's no need for one.	Zenlitened	Jan 2012	#94
I have learned something new today. Never knew it was a rude term. nt	MADem	Jan 2012	#81
Did "cross-dresser" become the preferred term to avoid confusion with "transgender"?	hedgehog	Jan 2012	#85
I have not a hint of a clue. I do know I won't use that other "t" word indiscriminately	MADem	Jan 2012	#89
May be more accurate to say "crossdresser" is a subset of "transgender."	Zenlitened	Jan 2012	#96
I think it would raise many more eyebrows	catrose	Jan 2012	#30
Exactly.	Zenlitened	Jan 2012	#42
Elected Righties just sit around dreaming up this crap...	radhika	Jan 2012	#14
+1	harun	Jan 2012	#64
So, is Tenn. going to require showing a birth certificate to use a public bathroom now?	appleannie1	Jan 2012	#15
Glad to see that	christx30	Jan 2012	#17
Small-dicked GOPer afraid someone might see how small he really is ;) n/t	markpkessinger	Jan 2012	#18
I wonder if a thin, middle-aged woman	Ilsa	Jan 2012	#19
I'm guessing there was no doubt that the teen was a guy.	Honeycombe8	Jan 2012	#38
Since when?	LeftyMom	Jan 2012	#109
Excellent post.	Zenlitened	Jan 2012	#110
Well, I and a lot of other people can spot them.	Honeycombe8	Jan 2012	#111
It's confirmation bias. You can't tell when you're wrong.	LeftyMom	Jan 2012	#112
Ding. Some of "them" aren't "spotted" at all.	Zenlitened	Jan 2012	#113
Plus there ARE women who have some of the features you specified.	Pab Sungenis	Jan 2012	#115
I had an old aunt who looked a lot like George Washington.	MADem	Jan 2012	#82
Who the heck is going to check if the carpet matches the drapes?	aikoaiko	Jan 2012	#21
Or if it's not carpet	Pab Sungenis	Jan 2012	#116
What an asshole. /nt	yardwork	Jan 2012	#24
What are lawmakers scared of?	Fearless	Jan 2012	#26
What I find total BS about this law is it doesn't protect anybody.	Initech	Jan 2012	#31
Agreed!	Fearless	Jan 2012	#43
Why, fiddly bits, of course! FIDDLY BITS!!!	MADem	Jan 2012	#90
+1	Fearless	Jan 2012	#98
What a hate-filled little cretin	usrname	Jan 2012	#27
Anybody else read some Larry Craig into this? Or was I the only one?	boppers	Jan 2012	#29
my colleague was startled by a huge MTF student using the F teachers' bathrm	wordpix	Jan 2012	#33
More unenforceable laws	malthaussen	Jan 2012	#41
good news	barbtries	Jan 2012	#45
Why do we even have gender specific restrooms???	NYC_SKP	Jan 2012	#47
Precisely. I only have one bathroom at home. It doesn't have a gender clause...	pinto	Jan 2012	#50
good point	wordpix	Jan 2012	#52
To help women feel safer	noamnety	Jan 2012	#59
Good point.	pinto	Jan 2012	#63
While I'm sure that's a real concern for some, not sure it's universal (nt).	NYC_SKP	Jan 2012	#88
True story: friends of mine were in a certain foreign country and	hedgehog	Jan 2012	#87
Let the trans-gendered individual choose. nt	Fire Walk With Me	Jan 2012	#48
so now one needs a birth certificate to go the the bathroom.	pepperbear	Jan 2012	#51
This is another attack against social progress	AZ Progressive	Jan 2012	#54
Exactly! -nt	Zenlitened	Jan 2012	#97
Like another poster, I'm a fan of the UNISEX solution.	MADem	Jan 2012	#55
If this bill passes, which I don't think it will	Politicalboi	Jan 2012	#57
Are the terms "transgender"	sulphurdunn	Jan 2012	#60
This guy is actually encouraging HATE CRIMES against transgendered	Hugabear	Jan 2012	#65
Yep, yep and yep. A fine, upstanding example of...	Zenlitened	Jan 2012	#72
Will there be genital checkpoints in all public restrooms? n/t	bitchkitty	Jan 2012	#73
TSA employees can now moonlight. nt	Remmah2	Jan 2012	#75
We have several unisex bathrooms on my campus.	Remmah2	Jan 2012	#74
I imagine this paranoid, obsessive idiot	Sheepshank	Jan 2012	#83
That's so stupid. Don't they realize that tgs are usually attracted to people who are their birth	craigmatic	Jan 2012	#84
Floyd and Watson are in dire need of therapy	Skittles	Jan 2012	#86
So glad to hear that the gentleman from TN has his priorities	Smilo	Jan 2012	#91
So glad to hear that the gentleman from TN has his priorities	Smilo	Jan 2012	#92
where are the Republicans condemning this nanny state invasion on our lives?	alp227	Jan 2012	#95
repugs only condemn the nanny state when they're not in charge	wordpix	Jan 2012	#102
" I’d just try to stomp a mudhole in him and then stomp him dry. "	Ash_F	Jan 2012	#100
If the transition is complete, what remains to be determined?	Thaddeus Kosciuszko	Jan 2012	#101
Backlash event going on now.....sending him toilet paper to show opposition.	southerncrone	Jan 2012	#103
Here's a link to a poll on this......show your love DU.	southerncrone	Jan 2012	#104
Kick!	sarcasmo	Jan 2012	#105

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