City Bans Trans People From Using Restrooms That Don't Match Their Sex Assigned At Birth

[LeftInTX]

13. This ordinance does not apply to businesses

I'm not supporting, but things get on the books because they are not as extreme as imagined.

It applies to city owned property such as parks and municipal buildings. They already have an old law on the books to keep men out of women,'s restrooms. This one expands on it.

This is harmful because it excludes a class of people from using restrooms at city council meetings. It also discriminates against city employees.

The city probably knows who their transgender employees are. Also there are "citizens to be heard" events where gender is an issue. In both of these cases, bathroom cops are not needed, because the city already knows "who is who". They can discriminate on the spot.

It's a problem in search of a solution. And it's a slippery slope. But if you stop at a Buc ees in Odessa, there will not be bathroom cops.

I don't think this ordinance is legal.