The Trans panic seems to be completely GOP top down driven. See article below: [View all]

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Conservative Dallas suburb overwhelmingly rejects anti-lgbt bathroom ordinance

by Kerry Eleveld at the Daily Kos

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/5/3/1522715/-Conservative-Dallas-suburb-overwhelmingly-rejects-anti-LGBT-bathroom-ordinance

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Public officials of a conservative enclave in Dallas almost unanimously repudiated an anti-transgender “bathroom” ordinance in a local battle that may help turn the corner on the discussion in Texas. John Wright has the details of Monday’s Rockwall City Council meeting:


First, nearly 100 LGBT activists gathered outside City Hall beforehand, in one of the largest pro-trans rallies in the state’s history.

Then, after several hours of emotional testimony and debate, council members overwhelmingly rejected a proposal from Mayor Jim Pruitt to criminalize some trans people for using restrooms according to their gender identity — and to require businesses to bar them from doing so.

Pruitt’s measure would have forced transgender individuals to use the bathroom that corresponds with the gender on their birth certificate. Businesses and individuals who didn’t comply faced fines of up to $500. Pruitt launched the proposal in response to Target’s common-sense policy of allowing people to use the bathroom and changing facilities they believe is appropriate for them. But he ultimately couldn’t find a single colleague to second his motion for a vote, despite using all the best scare tactics.




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