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Related: About this forumKeep government out of our bathrooms
... You look at the men's room and see no line. Are you willing to risk it? If on your way out, you find a man waiting, you might get a dirty look.And if a Florida lawmaker gets his way, you would get arrested and spend up to a year in jail.
A bill filed last week by state Rep. Frank Artiles, R-Miami, isn't meant to target folks who make hasty use of the wrong bathroom or mistakenly push the wrong door, which is easy to do these days with all the artsy bathroom signs used to denote men and women.
Rather, his "Single-Sex Public Facilities" bill is part of a national trend to criminalize transgender people who, as they transition into the sex they were meant to be, use the restroom that matches how they're dressed ...
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/editorials/fl-editorial-transgender-bathroom-20150211-story.html
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Keep government out of our bathrooms (Original Post)
struggle4progress
Feb 2015
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... Artiles told BuzzFeed News, “People are not forced to go the restroom. They choose
struggle4progress
Feb 2015
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Would probably rec if I could read the article. Subscription only; got another link?
F4lconF16
Feb 2015
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I'm not a subscriber and I can read it. But there's a lot of coverage:
struggle4progress
Feb 2015
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struggle4progress
(118,290 posts)1. ... Artiles told BuzzFeed News, “People are not forced to go the restroom. They choose
F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)2. Would probably rec if I could read the article. Subscription only; got another link?
struggle4progress
(118,290 posts)3. I'm not a subscriber and I can read it. But there's a lot of coverage:
F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)4. Thanks. nt