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Igel

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28. People like clear boundaries.

Wed Jun 28, 2017, 05:56 PM

Jun 2017

I had a trans kid in my class.

Obviously female as far as sex. Identified as male for gender.

Used whatever bathroom was cleaner or less busy for the most part.

Bathrooms for guys had urinals and stalls for toilets. The girls bathroom didn't have urinals. Often students would change clothes in the large open area.

He only changed clothes in the girls room. Didn't want guys seeing him naked. But said it was unreasonable for guys not wanting him to see them undressed.

And of course he only used the girls shower.

Sometimes he. Sometimes de facto she. But insisted on being treated as he ... unless he objected. If you got it wrong you were discriminating.

It got tedious and he came to be shunned. I called him by his last name.

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I'm old school. Give me some time to digest these transgender bathroom rights. [View all] LesterKasai Jun 2017 OP

How much time to "digest" basic rights? LexVegas Jun 2017 #1

People like clear boundaries. Igel Jun 2017 #28

I bet. bettyellen Jun 2017 #57

Trust me, you've been sharing restrooms with transgender people all your life. Coventina Jun 2017 #2

And, if one is out, they'll meet a person with AIDS every day and have a food preparer with STDs. TheBlackAdder Jun 2017 #7

Yup. Although, I will protest the "Leave it to Beaver" reference. Coventina Jun 2017 #11

And who can forget this first-of-it's-kind line on TV jberryhill Jun 2017 #38

Actually, yes. Coventina Jun 2017 #40

Bye... LexVegas Jun 2017 #3

I'll second that. we can do it Jun 2017 #33

How much time do you need tazkcmo Jun 2017 #4

This. mythology Jun 2017 #10

Why would you post that...and no we won't Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #5

LOL Skittles Jun 2017 #6

Awww... leftstreet Jun 2017 #8

This one gets overlooked all the time. karadax Jun 2017 #24

Should have worn a helmet. nt. NCTraveler Jun 2017 #9

Here's an easy way hurple Jun 2017 #12

Are you too you too young for college dorm life? displacedtexan Jun 2017 #43

If you're legit (and not just a troll), I'd be happy to give you some pointers: Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2017 #13

Fuck no. Iggo Jun 2017 #14

These men are transgender. Do they belong in the women's restroom? tblue37 Jun 2017 #15

Beautiful, tblue. Really beautiful. Hekate Jun 2017 #42

A lot of idiot Republicans don't know what Transgender means zz-la Jun 2017 #54

I recommend that you take care of business prior to leaving home. Floyd R. Turbo Jun 2017 #16

Why don't you be more clear? Mariana Jun 2017 #17

What exactly are you doing in the bathroom that would make you give a fuck? DefenseLawyer Jun 2017 #18

It is my inherent right to kick in every bathroom stall door and do a genital check AngryAmish Jun 2017 #46

Think about this. People who say transgender people should use bathrooms pnwmom Jun 2017 #19

Unless you're checking the genitalia of other bathroom users. you probably won't be aware of it. Vinca Jun 2017 #20

You can spend all the time digesting it that you want. Progress will march on without you. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2017 #21

Do you want a junk inspector at every restroom? DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2017 #22

Would you know if the person in the stall next to you was transgender? haele Jun 2017 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author tenderfoot Jun 2017 #25

Why do you care what happens in the next stall? Pee, flush, wash, & leave NightWatcher Jun 2017 #26

I occasionally care for a senior who is trans. I need time to digest bigots in enclosed spaces LeftyMom Jun 2017 #27

Stop peeking at other people's genitals Nevernose Jun 2017 #29

Get over it. elehhhhna Jun 2017 #30

I Attended SCA Events for 25 Years Wolf Frankula Jun 2017 #31

this is basic human right what is there to digest MyNameIsKhan Jun 2017 #32

Just stop it, and delete this obamanut2012 Jun 2017 #34

I hope you understand... they're not playing "dress-up" you know! It's not a game. NurseJackie Jun 2017 #35

The OP has been escorted out of the building ismnotwasm Jun 2017 #36

Thank goodness for that! NurseJackie Jun 2017 #39

I wish they would just have single bathrooms leftyladyfrommo Jun 2017 #37

Is it only California that has unisex bathrooms in nearly every public venue? They're called ... Hekate Jun 2017 #41

An "old-school" concern troll. Aristus Jun 2017 #44

one Mississippi, two Mississippi, three Mississippi XRubicon Jun 2017 #45

No. WoonTars Jun 2017 #47

The first step in addressing one's own bigotry Blecht Jun 2017 #48

You don't need time to digest or even adjust to other people's civil rights. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #49

Aww. Poor widdle you. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #50

There's not a lot to understand, IMO Cairycat Jun 2017 #51

Transgenders been in all the bathrooms Quayblue Jun 2017 #52

They (REPUBLICANS) started noticing right around the time they lost the Gay Marriage debate zz-la Jun 2017 #53

Think about what they must go through to live freely as human beings. That might help a little. chowder66 Jun 2017 #55

I have an androgynous non-binary teenage child gollygee Jun 2017 #56