which is kinda my point when you try to be fair to every one sometimes it do not work right
Push: “I know a lot of folks said the same thing after the Dred Scott
decision. Would you have been one of them had you lived in the 1850’s?
Please directly answer this specific question.”
Powerpuff: [directly answers the specific question]
Push: “That’s not the point and you’re smart enough to know so. And you know
that I’m smart enough to know you’re smart enough to know so. You’re
evading.”
ED: “But you said…”
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You’re smart enough to know what I mean. And you know that I’m smart enough to know you’re smart enough to know so. You’re evading.
throw gender fluid in the mix
if surgery and treatment is elective not covered by insurance,what about trans that cannot afford to complete,change
It would probably be easier if you instead believe that from my perspective nothing changes other than that it stops being a crime for people to use whichever bathroom they want. Again, how do you imagine you’ll know that the guy behind you is female? I always thought you could tell by their hands and feet (don’t generally change much post-hormones) but have been working recently with a young adult male I know has not transitioned in any way (mental health records going way back) and he has smaller hands than I do, despite being 100 lbs heavier.
I really don’t know what to say about locker rooms, in response to whoever asked. I don’t love 'em to begin with, and when I’ve had gym memberships at different times have generally planned my day to run back home to shower and dress. (Literally. Last gym was 1.5 miles away and I ran to and from.) It’s quicker not to have to schlepp my stuff in and out of the shower. I have done it, but prefer not to.
I will say again that gay men and women don’t threaten me, though, so while it might be weird at first I think in time it would all sort out for me. I would still be on alert for creepy or inappropriate behavior, however, which I see as a separate thing. Being nude briefly at the gym - normal. Being nude while you boldly peruse my body or stroke your own - not normal.
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I was on a college tour with my daughter yesterday and saw this. Very low drama, no?
Speaking of my daughter, she is doing a paid internship at a homeless shelter and is sometimes the overnight worker. I worry about her. There is real risk of harm for her there.
Her brother, I may have mentioned, is preparing to leave graduate school to go teach math in a village in Africa. I am not clear about the danger there, but I am going to guess that he will be at greater risk in Africa than a Target bathroom.
They are each doing the right thing as they see it, and I am very proud of them for being such decent human beings. I’m sure my daughter would not like to welcome a “guest” at her shelter who is both homeless and a rapist. But she may be. I’m sure my son would not like to teach math to the son of an anti-American with a violent history in a place where he is both a minority and without access to law enforcement. But that might happen. At my last place of employment there were six “incidents” in five years that included violent behavior. Two of my coworkers were hurt. Accepting risk is part of living life well.
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If you go back and look I already got ED to admit his method would require court arbitration to resolve complaints and determine who was transgender enough.
I think that needlessly creates red tape, but sure, if that’s what people need to feel comfortable.