When progressive values clash: the problem of safety in ladies' rooms

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12. Maybe men shouldn't assault women in the bathroom.

Cis or transgender women.

I'm not seeing anything in these news items that suggest that the men were trying to get into the bathroom under pretense of being a transgender woman.

"How do they know whether the masculine-looking person entering the ladies room is an innocent non-transitioned transgender woman or a violent straight man looking for a woman to corner? "

Because the innocent transgender women is minding her own business and using the facilities? I can't imagine that most transgender women aren't keyed into the possible risks they take from being read wrong in public and take every precaution.

http://www.bilerico.com/2011/04/transwoman_severely_beaten_at_baltimore_mcdonalds.php

Transgender Woman Severely Beaten at Baltimore McDonalds While Employees Watch

"This is absolutely disgusting. After an unidentified transwoman tried to use the bathroom at a Baltimore McDonald's, two patrons started attacking her in full view of other customers and employees. What did the employees do? They filmed it on their phones.

While you can see the manager yelling stop at the two women attacking the customer, none of the other employees even try to intervene or keep the women from dragging the victim across the restaurant floor. Instead, it's the elderly female customer that seems to do the most to help. The manager and employees simply watch as the victim starts to have a seizure and offer no help whatsoever."