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The debate has been popping up in statehouses across the nation in recent months, predominantly in conservative, rural states
Proponents ... argued that women’s rights are at stake
Yeah, when I think of red states, "champions of women's rights" are what come to mind /s.
Imagine if they actually spent time representing everyone instead of constantly picking a group and coming up with stupid ways to harass them.
It’s abhorrent. Republicans are trying to criminalize trans people’s existence. It’s legislative genocide. They don’t want trans people to have employment protections, housing protections, let them go to the bathroom, let them have a proper ID and birth certificate, don’t want to give them healthcare, and won’t even let them play fucking sports in K-12 schools.
I'll never understand their obsession with other people's genitals
It's because every single one of them wants to wrap their lips and throats around the ones that stick out.
How often do they even encounter a trans person? They're so obsessed with oppressing a minority that's so small they probably almost never encounter them, let alone have any impact on their life.
Legislative is just the first step. They're already compiling lists of our names.
"But but but! They're destroying our Christian America where only white, wealthy, Christians are allowed!"
They're not there to represent people.
The state’s legislative fiscal analysts determined that $7.5 billion in federal funds were on the line in the first year, depending on how state agencies implemented the law and whether those actions were deemed violations of anti-discrimination laws. The bill passed regardless and was signed by Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte.
It's wild that they are willing to turn down $7.5 billion dollars in Federal funding just to pursue their discriminatory agenda.
Who is checking/carrying birth certificates? Fucking bonkers.
Turns out when Republicans accuse Democrats of wanting a nanny state, they're actually just projecting again.
I’ll make the noble sacrifice of checking everyone’s genitals when they enter the men’s room to make sure they have a penis!
mandatory penis inspection
wonder why they're so obsessed with peoples genitals tho 🤨
I'm trans and I actually do carry a copy of my birth cert sometimes. If I don't know how a certain area is going to react to me I bring it because I've had my gender marker changed. Fortunately never been in a situation where I've needed to show it to anyone but yeah the concern is real
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Is this freedom and small government?
No it is just Christianity
Restrooms should all just be sexless/genderless anyways, why are they restricted in the first place? We're all just doing gross stuff in there, regardless if you're a man, woman, transgender or anything else on the spectrum. I've seen men that are the avatars of hygiene and meticulous about cleanliness and I've seen women that are absolute slobs and disgusting pigs, and I've seen the reverse. Anyone saying that any sex/gender is cleaner or more proper/trustworthy than the other one is being sexist. Just make one set of restrooms for everyone and fuck all this segregated restroom shit.
Waiting for Republicans to start a Restroom Taskforce to enforce these bullshit laws.
If they start inspecting the genitals of people going into bathrooms they would have literally become the very perverts they were supposedly fighting.
Are you assuming they aren't already perverts? I don't think that's a very safe assumption. The P in GOP stands for projection.
This will certainly improve the lives of their constituents. /s