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eppur_se_muova

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4. Jeez, here I got my dick cut off just so I could sneak into women's restrooms ...
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 07:46 PM
Jan 2012

It seemed like the perfect plan.

the answer to this, of course, is unisex bathromms (remember the screaming when they were blocking niyad Jan 2012 #1
How about skimming that turd from Tennessee out of the gene pool? NT cognoscere Jan 2012 #76
So what happens when the born female, now guy, uses the dressing room? Old and In the Way Jan 2012 #2
+99 cutlassmama Jan 2012 #23
+1 wordpix Jan 2012 #32
Does transgender mean before genitals are surgically changed to other gender? Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #37
This sounds like your typical republican "small government" approach to a non-existant problem. Old and In the Way Jan 2012 #39
Republicans are only interested in small government when it comes to regulating corporations nxylas Jan 2012 #58
Can you see the want ads? "F/T Genitalia Enforcement - Macy's" MADem Jan 2012 #79
That was my point. No way to enforce that. Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #106
You don't need a penis to commit rape. Withywindle Jan 2012 #53
Bathrooms aren't safe havens Politicalboi Jan 2012 #56
Also, if a man is living as a woman, DocMac Jan 2012 #61
I am no expert, not by a long shot, but it's more complicated than that, from what I have learned. MADem Jan 2012 #80
I think you've summed it up pretty nicely. Zenlitened Jan 2012 #93
I was in a crowded public bathroom once, where I asked a young man something. Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #107
I, for one, always worry about transgendered women raping me in the ladies room TheCruces Jan 2012 #117
exactly... what's the big deal? fascisthunter Jan 2012 #44
In that case he/she has to go outside and it is his/her fault! So there! Nanny nanny boo boo. yellowcanine Jan 2012 #49
Women's public toilets dont have PUBLIC URINALS HockeyMom Jan 2012 #3
+1 Pouints for common sense! wandy Jan 2012 #13
Chances are that if a enlightenment Jan 2012 #16
it is against the law in Tenn. d_r Jan 2012 #22
Nasty, though I'm not surprised. enlightenment Jan 2012 #71
I don't understand part of your first paragraph jmowreader Jan 2012 #46
My point was addressing the enlightenment Jan 2012 #70
True, but no man shits in a public toilet unless it is a near death emergency joeglow3 Jan 2012 #114
I'm a male, and I sometimes use the 'sit down' toilets to urinate Hugabear Jan 2012 #67
I'm not worked up about it. enlightenment Jan 2012 #68
Mandatory to have a seat on the train, doncha know! MADem Jan 2012 #99
Jeez, here I got my dick cut off just so I could sneak into women's restrooms ... eppur_se_muova Jan 2012 #4
Stomp a mudhole? DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2012 #5
I personally do not think violent language is appropriate, even in govt DaveJ Jan 2012 #20
Post removed Post removed Jan 2012 #62
You do know that all religions are made up fantasies by old crackpots who thought the World is flat snooper2 Jan 2012 #66
Do you have a bill number for that "Gotta Be Gay" legislation you mentioned? Zenlitened Jan 2012 #69
What a stupid thing to legislate. surrealAmerican Jan 2012 #6
So his motivation is bigotry and hate.... Evasporque Jan 2012 #7
Senate withdrew the bill....end of story....nt Evasporque Jan 2012 #8
Good! TY for that info. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #35
What about gender at conception? Boojatta Jan 2012 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #10
Thanks for posting this d_r Jan 2012 #12
I can see it now: birth certificate checkpoints outside the loo. n/t BadgerKid Jan 2012 #34
"a male teen dressed as a woman" Boojatta Jan 2012 #11
The problem with the word transgender is that it is an ambiguous, Zorra Jan 2012 #25
The term "transvestite" is very out of date, considered offensive. Zenlitened Jan 2012 #28
It is? izquierdista Jan 2012 #36
It is. Adjust. -nt Zenlitened Jan 2012 #40
I had no intention of offending. Boojatta Jan 2012 #77
No, the issue is that they describe two separate things. LeftyMom Jan 2012 #108
Yes -- it is TheCruces Jan 2012 #118
"Cross-dressing is a form of gender expression and is not necessarily tied to erotic activity." Boojatta Jan 2012 #78
Perhaps there is no single word. Perhaps there's no need for one. Zenlitened Jan 2012 #94
I have learned something new today. Never knew it was a rude term. nt MADem Jan 2012 #81
Did "cross-dresser" become the preferred term to avoid confusion with "transgender"? hedgehog Jan 2012 #85
I have not a hint of a clue. I do know I won't use that other "t" word indiscriminately MADem Jan 2012 #89
May be more accurate to say "crossdresser" is a subset of "transgender." Zenlitened Jan 2012 #96
I think it would raise many more eyebrows catrose Jan 2012 #30
Exactly. Zenlitened Jan 2012 #42
Elected Righties just sit around dreaming up this crap... radhika Jan 2012 #14
+1 harun Jan 2012 #64
So, is Tenn. going to require showing a birth certificate to use a public bathroom now? appleannie1 Jan 2012 #15
Glad to see that christx30 Jan 2012 #17
Small-dicked GOPer afraid someone might see how small he really is ;) n/t markpkessinger Jan 2012 #18
I wonder if a thin, middle-aged woman Ilsa Jan 2012 #19
I'm guessing there was no doubt that the teen was a guy. Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #38
Since when? LeftyMom Jan 2012 #109
Excellent post. Zenlitened Jan 2012 #110
Well, I and a lot of other people can spot them. Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #111
It's confirmation bias. You can't tell when you're wrong. LeftyMom Jan 2012 #112
Ding. Some of "them" aren't "spotted" at all. Zenlitened Jan 2012 #113
Plus there ARE women who have some of the features you specified. Pab Sungenis Jan 2012 #115
I had an old aunt who looked a lot like George Washington. MADem Jan 2012 #82
Who the heck is going to check if the carpet matches the drapes? aikoaiko Jan 2012 #21
Or if it's not carpet Pab Sungenis Jan 2012 #116
What an asshole. /nt yardwork Jan 2012 #24
What are lawmakers scared of? Fearless Jan 2012 #26
What I find total BS about this law is it doesn't protect anybody. Initech Jan 2012 #31
Agreed! Fearless Jan 2012 #43
Why, fiddly bits, of course! FIDDLY BITS!!! MADem Jan 2012 #90
+1 Fearless Jan 2012 #98
What a hate-filled little cretin usrname Jan 2012 #27
Anybody else read some Larry Craig into this? Or was I the only one? boppers Jan 2012 #29
my colleague was startled by a huge MTF student using the F teachers' bathrm wordpix Jan 2012 #33
More unenforceable laws malthaussen Jan 2012 #41
good news barbtries Jan 2012 #45
Why do we even have gender specific restrooms??? NYC_SKP Jan 2012 #47
Precisely. I only have one bathroom at home. It doesn't have a gender clause... pinto Jan 2012 #50
good point wordpix Jan 2012 #52
To help women feel safer noamnety Jan 2012 #59
Good point. pinto Jan 2012 #63
While I'm sure that's a real concern for some, not sure it's universal (nt). NYC_SKP Jan 2012 #88
True story: friends of mine were in a certain foreign country and hedgehog Jan 2012 #87
Let the trans-gendered individual choose. nt Fire Walk With Me Jan 2012 #48
so now one needs a birth certificate to go the the bathroom. pepperbear Jan 2012 #51
This is another attack against social progress AZ Progressive Jan 2012 #54
Exactly! -nt Zenlitened Jan 2012 #97
Like another poster, I'm a fan of the UNISEX solution. MADem Jan 2012 #55
If this bill passes, which I don't think it will Politicalboi Jan 2012 #57
Are the terms "transgender" sulphurdunn Jan 2012 #60
This guy is actually encouraging HATE CRIMES against transgendered Hugabear Jan 2012 #65
Yep, yep and yep. A fine, upstanding example of... Zenlitened Jan 2012 #72
Will there be genital checkpoints in all public restrooms? n/t bitchkitty Jan 2012 #73
TSA employees can now moonlight. nt Remmah2 Jan 2012 #75
We have several unisex bathrooms on my campus. Remmah2 Jan 2012 #74
I imagine this paranoid, obsessive idiot Sheepshank Jan 2012 #83
That's so stupid. Don't they realize that tgs are usually attracted to people who are their birth craigmatic Jan 2012 #84
Floyd and Watson are in dire need of therapy Skittles Jan 2012 #86
So glad to hear that the gentleman from TN has his priorities Smilo Jan 2012 #91
So glad to hear that the gentleman from TN has his priorities Smilo Jan 2012 #92
where are the Republicans condemning this nanny state invasion on our lives? alp227 Jan 2012 #95
repugs only condemn the nanny state when they're not in charge wordpix Jan 2012 #102
" I’d just try to stomp a mudhole in him and then stomp him dry. " Ash_F Jan 2012 #100
If the transition is complete, what remains to be determined? Thaddeus Kosciuszko Jan 2012 #101
Backlash event going on now.....sending him toilet paper to show opposition. southerncrone Jan 2012 #103
Here's a link to a poll on this......show your love DU. southerncrone Jan 2012 #104
Kick! sarcasmo Jan 2012 #105
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