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Snarkoleptic

(6,235 posts)
Wed Apr 13, 2016, 11:44 AM Apr 2016

More Republican Politicians Have Been Arrested For Sex Acts In Public Restrooms Than Trans People [View all]

We need to pass legislation now!

http://mindy-fischer-writer.com/2016/04/republican-politicians-arrested-acts-public-restrooms-trans-people/

Republican lawmakers across the country have been targeting the LGBT community with new discriminatory laws commonly called “bathroom laws.” But take a guess at who’s been arrested more often for sexual misconduct in public restrooms….trans people….or Republican politicians? I’ll give you a hint….it’s NOT the trans people.

Maybe it’s a case of Republicans wanting to play a game of bait-and-switch so that no one pays attention to what they’re really doing themselves. Or maybe they’re just incredibly egocentric hypocrites. But making new laws targeting the trans community under the premise that they are some kind of predators who can’t be trusted in public bathrooms is almost laughable when you consider that there are literally no known cases of such a thing. And what makes it even worse is that the people making these ridiculous discriminatory laws are protecting their own fellow Republican politicians from the very thing they are accusing the LGBT community of doing.

Funny how those “religious freedom laws” they so desperately say they need to protect the public from the gays don’t seem to do squat to protect anyone from politicians.
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That's because they're cheap. JonathanRackham Apr 2016 #1
Or, they have less than an hour before their connecting flight begins to board. This info NCjack Apr 2016 #8
The TSA watch list isn't long enough. JonathanRackham Apr 2016 #9
Oh snap! Faux pas Apr 2016 #2
makes one wonder why all these gop men are so interested in restrooms Botany Apr 2016 #3
While it pains me to say this, in fairness to them the target of these acts is misunderstood whatthehey Apr 2016 #4
I really want to know what they think we do in the bathroom. Initech Apr 2016 #18
On the Mary Tyler Moore Show, anchorman Ilsa Apr 2016 #27
there are already many cases if hetero men sexually assaulting females JI7 Apr 2016 #31
Dems need to point this out and propose a law regarding Republican Congreemen in world wide wally Apr 2016 #5
Or Idaho. 2naSalit Apr 2016 #13
I was thinking it would have to be a state with a Democratic Legislature world wide wally Apr 2016 #21
You're right about that. 2naSalit Apr 2016 #22
Start with Tennessee - they have the perfect legislator as an example csziggy Apr 2016 #34
Good find sharp_stick Apr 2016 #6
This should beccomee the battlecry against bathroom laws n/t Victor_c3 Apr 2016 #7
Too many of them must have found the unexpected. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2016 #10
Similar response to above. What we need are numbers of TlalocW Apr 2016 #11
On this topic, who can help me with a Ch. Hitchens quote? Albertoo Apr 2016 #12
I know that quote you are talking about ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #23
1000 thanks if you can find it Albertoo Apr 2016 #24
He was cold blooded with his delivery awoke_in_2003 Apr 2016 #36
You know what? ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #25
could be. i'll play it later today. thanks. Albertoo Apr 2016 #26
not there, unfortunately ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #29
Also found this quite excellent clip ProfessorPlum Apr 2016 #30
I saw that debate on youtube Albertoo Apr 2016 #33
Oh man I'd love to see an ad with this LiberalLovinLug Apr 2016 #14
Good one! 2naSalit Apr 2016 #15
Give me that good old fashioned GOP hypocrisy! Initech Apr 2016 #16
Shocking. Not. AxionExcel Apr 2016 #17
That's because they have such a "wide-stance" maxrandb Apr 2016 #19
Just another manufactured crisis maindawg Apr 2016 #20
Tap... tap... tap... KamaAina Apr 2016 #28
Larry Craigslist just checked his bag Blue Owl Apr 2016 #32
Should be known as the Larry Craig bill. JEB Apr 2016 #35
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