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Proposed law in California would fine trans people $4,000 for going to the toilet (xpost from GD)
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/04/23/trans-people-could-face-4000-fine-for-using-the-wrong-toilet/A new law proposed in California could see transgender people faced with a $4,000 fine for using public toilets.
A ballot initiative filed by right-wing activists in the state, titled the ‘Personal Privacy Protect Act’, proposes that “a person shall use facilities in accordance with their biological sex in all [state] government buildings”.
If they fail to comply, then every single person in the toilet “whose privacy was actually violated” by a transgender person entering, would be able to sue them for “no less than $4,000″.
If the law is approved by voters in the state, it would apply to any public toilets, dressing rooms and showers in public usage, including public schools and universities.
A ballot initiative filed by right-wing activists in the state, titled the ‘Personal Privacy Protect Act’, proposes that “a person shall use facilities in accordance with their biological sex in all [state] government buildings”.
If they fail to comply, then every single person in the toilet “whose privacy was actually violated” by a transgender person entering, would be able to sue them for “no less than $4,000″.
If the law is approved by voters in the state, it would apply to any public toilets, dressing rooms and showers in public usage, including public schools and universities.
I triple dog dare these bigots to collect enough signatures to qualify this sack of shite for the ballot!
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