Transgender policies: What I hope Hillary says.
The justice department publicized its position regarding policies about transgendered people and bathrooms and changing rooms in schools that received public funds just a few days ago. In the same story I heard that both the Hillary and Sanders campaigns were remaining quiet. Here is what I hope Hillary says.
Bathrooms: Bathrooms and any other facilities where it is not necessary to display ones genitalia should be used by people who present themselves as the sex of the facility in the rest of their lives.
Facilities requiring the exposure of ones genitalia: Should be used by people whose genitalia match the sex of the facility.
I think the DOJs position simply requires too much imagination and empathy on the part of ordinary Americans to work to anyones good, transgendered people included. Defendants of the DOJs approach (those Ive heard so far) talk about education being the remedy. But education takes time. Maybe in the future well all have a comfortable category for people whose sexual identity doesnt match their genitalia, but to call people who havent reached that level of insight bigots is not going to be conducive to education.