Cis woman and her disabled child were ousted from a Kansas library bathroom due to anti-trans bill

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https://www.reckon.news/lgbtq/2023/06/this-cis-woman-and-her-disabled-child-were-ousted-from-a-kansas-library-bathroom-due-to-anti-trans-ban.html



On May 20, a woman in Kansas was instructed to leave the restroom for helping her disabled son. Karen Wild is the mother to her son Ellis Dunville, who is on the autism spectrum, has a seizure disorder and is nonverbal. Part of her weekly routine is visiting the Wichita Public Library to meet up with Dunville’s grandmother, who helps Wild take care of him.

This incident comes weeks after the state signed SB180, which is informally known as the “Women’s Bill of Rights”. The law is intended to “ensure current protections for women’s spaces are not eroded,” said Republican Rep. Brenda Landwehr during the House Committee hearing on Mar. 31. Wild has been making her trips to the library for years. Not once did any library staff or patrons object to her bringing her son into the women’s restroom, let alone confronted for helping her son.

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SB180 targets public facilities, including libraries like the ones Wild frequents at. In addition, the new law also requires the state to count people for data-gathering purposes as either male or female based on their birth sex. It also prevents trans Kansans from changing their sex or name on their legal forms, such as a driver’s license or birth certificate. “Everyone’s scared,” a trans Kansan told KMUW last week. Another is considering detransitioning.

Despite the fear and threats surrounding SB180, Kansas-based trans activist Jae Moyer took it to Twitter to share their persistence. “You can try to erase me from state statute with bills like SB180, but you can’t erase me from Kansas. I still exist. I am still nonbinary,” they said. On Reddit’s r/Wichita subreddit, user HimboHistrionics believes bans like SB180 are inconvenient for those outside of trans communities, too. “There’s not even a sweeping practical way to enforce stuff like this,” they said in a comment regarding Wild’s incident at the library. “Proponents of these bans think they have some internal gaydar equivalent for what looks passing, but it doesn’t translate in the real world.”

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[Rhiannon12866]

2. Good Grief! I've frequented ladies' room my entire life and have often seen moms with small kids

They even have changing tables since they're expecting mothers with babies and small children.

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3. Minnesota - Adult changing tables are now Minnesota law in all new public restrooms

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/adult-changing-tables-are-now-minnesota-law-in-all-new-public-restrooms/

Adult changing tables are now Minnesota law in all new public restrooms, CBS, 5/30/23

As WCCO has previously reported, some Minnesotans say using public restrooms has been a dehumanizing and disgusting experience, as they are forced to lie on the floor.

She joined forces with Sarah St. Louis, who was struggling to change her beloved son Ezra, who has a traumatic brain injury and was too big for infant tables.

The new law is set to go into effect in January. It will mean any large public buildings like movie theatres, malls, and stadiums will have to be built with adult changing tables. There is also up to $20,000 in incentives for existing businesses to update their restrooms, too.

Ezra is about 7 years old? (I'm not a good judge of children's ages, I'm embarrassed to even venture a guess) Video at the top of the article around 0:55

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4. This article has a photo of her adult son.

https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/politics/government/2023/05/23/amid-anti-trans-law-kansas-woman-son-asked-to-leave-library-restroom/70245966007/