jeffwMississippi governor signs bill to let cis people sue trans people if they use the bathroom
StrawberryPigtailsThe thing that gets me with this is, how is anyone to know?
If you present as the gender on the door, what are they going to do? Rip your pants down and check? Cop a feel? That’s assault. Peep through the stall? Pretty sure that’s a misdemeanor, most places.
I get the idea behind this is terror, but “Fuck off! I’m shitting here!” should be the only response anyone should get to a nosy question in the bathroom.
Not all trans women pass. It takes a combination of the genetic lottery, a lot of money, time, and work to pass. Not everyone has that luck nor those resources. Nonbinary folks are also put in a no-win situation.
I’ve met and currently work with more than a few folks, who were neither trans or crossdressers, of both genders that would have trouble “passing” as their own gender.
On a completely unrelated topic:
codes.findlaw.com/al/…/al-code-sect-13a-3-23/
law.justia.com/codes/…/section-16-3-23-1/
I don’t spend as much time in these states so you’ll have to find code yourself but here’s some interesting summaries:
giffords.org/…/stand-your-ground-in-mississippi/
giffords.org/…/stand-your-ground-in-texas/
giffords.org/…/stand-your-ground-in-louisiana/
giffords.org/…/stand-your-ground-in-florida/
giffords.org/…/stand-your-ground-in-tennessee/
I always prefer to avoid conflict wherever possible, even if it means not going somewhere I want to go, but it’s always nice to know I have options should things go sideways. Always learn the law in your area. It makes making a profit easier.
I will just never go back to the south. I won’t spend tourism money in places that want me dead. I am not shy to tell friends and family to avoid it too. Most people are unaware of how bad it is getting out there for trans people and when I tell them they usually agree that they don’t want to support those economies either.