GrenadineBombardierWisconsin judge sides with 11-year-old trans girl over her right to use school toilets
ilovetacosGood! Republicans need to get over their obsession with trans children’s genitals.
I think it’s more about the discomfort for other children. I understand not wanting to use the boys bathroom but I can also see little girls being uncomfortable with it. I don’t see why we can’t give them their own safe space.
dismalnowYour thought is valid.
But what I wanted to tell you is that based upon my kids, their friends, and other people's kids that I know and talk to - very VERY few of them give a single fuck about this sort of thing. Like surprisingly few.
It's refreshing, because it's truly no big deal.
I hear you, but that’s a very small sample size. One of my friends is a trans man, and even though he’s my friend and I’m the first person he came out to it still feels weird when he walks into the bathroom with me. I can imagine how someone that isn’t comfortable would feel. I don’t see any detriment to giving trans people their own space where they can be comfortable and let everyone else be comfortable too. Same goes for sports.
and even though he’s my friend and I’m the first person he came out to it still feels weird when he walks into the bathroom with me.
That’s a you problem, and it’s up to you to get over.
Why should a majority conform to a very small minority?
Look at this thread. Right here, right now, you’re the very small, very small minded minority.
We’re on lemmy, a predominantly bit farther than irl people left community. People got so mad about me saying it might be easier and better to give trans people their own space that they’re saying I’m on the wrong side of history while pretending that I hate trans people. I don’t hate trans people, I just don’t think anyone should be forced to be uncomfortable because of them.
I don’t hate trans people, I just don’t think anyone should be forced to be uncomfortable because of them.
You’re scratching your head at why people are mad at you, but it’s probably because you’re trying to find some compromise between being pro and anti trans - two diametrically opposed ideas. You’re point seems to boil down to: “I’m not transphobic, but trans people might make people uncomfortable, and we should also consider that.”. But, why should be? Trans people making you feel icky is a piss-poor reason to say they can’t use their preferred bathroom. People were concerned about Gay people and Black people in the same spaces as straight/white for a big chunk of the last century, it’s the same reactionary bullshit as always.
What if a male isn’t trans but wants to use the women’s restroom?
I don’t think they should be punished unless they’re being a pest.
How would you even enforce that? Are you going to have a bouncer at the door checking to see which genitals somebody has before they can enter the restroom?
It could sort of be enforced by assuming what sex people are.
The hypothetical male in question isn’t an exception to how most men look or behave.
Who would be enforcing it? And how?
I mean, enforcing it really isn’t the point of my question.
I was just curious how you felt about that situation.
Like I said: I don’t think they should be punished unless they’re being a pest.
Since we’re talking about feelings, though: How would you feel if you weren’t allowed to use the restroom of your gender?
I don’t really care so long as the toilet works.