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In reply to the discussion: Georgia ACLU director resigns over transgender fight [View all]Odin2005
(53,521 posts)40. $100 says she's a TERFer.
Fuck her.
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My kids were visibly frightened. I was scared. And I was ill-prepared to answer their questions,”
AlbertCat
Jun 2016
#4
Many women, especially ones who have been raped or assulted when they were girls,
Boudica the Lyoness
Jun 2016
#6
I would agree the b word is slightly over the top, but telling a bigot to sit down and shut up?
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2016
#17
I will agree with you, I just do not think trans people do their cause any good when they slide
AntiBank
Jun 2016
#18
Its largely inconsequential, particularly to the larger culture, and not so much "anti-female" as...
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2016
#19
"Its still used quite liberally(pardon the pun) in the larger culture, even by women."
Behind the Aegis
Jun 2016
#20
Its just really aggravating and just insane, protect the privacy of, I guess in their heads...
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2016
#23
All I did was bring it to Skinner's attention, tried to alert, then alerted on the failed alert...
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2016
#123
Nice to see that you're getting your quotes from bigoted right-wing sites, I guess?
Spider Jerusalem
Jun 2016
#25
sorry, I just pasted it from this site, its an Italian/English site and I meant no insult or harm
AntiBank
Jun 2016
#31
I was the one to post this whole article in the first place, to point out transphobia in an
AntiBank
Jun 2016
#33
I don't use the term out of principal, but I hear other women call women that somewhat frequently.
Crash2Parties
Jun 2016
#121
Are you concerned about the long term effects of the drugs your child will need to ingest
HillareeeHillaraah
Jun 2016
#34
What the fuck type of stalls are you using? And how does this relate to transwomen...
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2016
#13
But what if a cis-male chose to use those facilities for inappropriate reasons
oberliner
Jun 2016
#48
Because they would be acting inappropriately in the bathroom? Is this rocket science to you...
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2016
#61
If he presents as male and identifies as male, then that would be the recourse...
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2016
#86
There is no rule that a person must look a certain way to use a certain restroom.
oberliner
Jun 2016
#90
The issue is that the nefarious purposes would be, most of the time, illegal...
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2016
#94
There's no way to control for that, that argument would also apply...
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2016
#102
Is the issue any different if it were a cisgender lesbian or bisexual?
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2016
#115
Many trans women are the victims of rape and assault. Don't their feelings matter?
yardwork
Jun 2016
#27
That's because there are many fewer trans people. But they are at much higher risk.
yardwork
Jun 2016
#73
So wait, half of all cisgender women and girls have been victims of sexual assault?
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2016
#88
The problem is that there is no recourse to remove a cis-male from a female locker room
oberliner
Jun 2016
#85
A solution to what? Its a fucking made up problem brought about by transphobes...
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2016
#64
If you disagree on something as fundamental as equal treatment, fuck yes that's bigoted! n/t
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2016
#65
What concerns? What problems? Has there been a dramatic increase in sexual assaults in bathrooms...
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2016
#70
Uhm, its right there in the rules, they can't ask for proof, they can ask if they are transgender.
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2016
#87
In that case, there is no issue. If they aren't acting inappropriately, then no problems.
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2016
#92
In the Time Mag story, the girls felt uncomfortable changing in a locker room with an adult male
oberliner
Jun 2016
#95
People can't control other people's feelings, there are all sorts of situations where people...
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2016
#96
It is possible to develop bathrooms where no one is made uncomfortable that does no discriminate.
Agnosticsherbet
Jun 2016
#51
How about what was done largely before? Or perhaps just not discriminate...
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2016
#67
No there aren't, but that doesn't mean that, going forward, we can't design better bathrooms.
Agnosticsherbet
Jun 2016
#71
I'm not opposed to that idea, its just that I find it odd that, because many localities...
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2016
#72
I think its more than that, a lot of people are repulsed by transgender people...
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2016
#79
I don't have a problem with people who feel repulsed. My problem is their attempts to force everyone
Agnosticsherbet
Jun 2016
#80
Probably because, like anything in biology, its complicated, fuzzy, contradictory and wrong?
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2016
#68