You know if these morons would STFU about “bathrooms” and their fear and just let it go I’d place bets that only the indoctrinated would have an issue.
I’m 70 and when I went to elementary/middle school in the 50s we had one set of facilities period. No one had any issues that I am aware of. Doors were just a couple of feet apart one said boys, the other girls, both led to the same place. Urinals on one side, sinks in middle and stalls on the other side. When I got to high school we had separate facilities and initially that seemed weird.
Later in life as an US Army officer I was around when the WACS got integrated into the regular army and guess what most units had only one set of facilities, one set of showers, etc, etc and very few had any issues. Yes, there was harassment and especially older soldiers had some problems but they very soon worked themselves out. Yes, I had to discipline some officers and NCOs who acted as jerks but it only took one or two times before everyone understood. Yes, harassment still exists to this day, some people never learn, especially when officers cover for one another, exactly as in civilian life. But the point is we all eventually get over the fears of “something different” and life goes on.
I understand that the manufactured hoo-haa re: transgender use or restrooms is the bodily function equivalent of at-the-polls voter fraud.
But has there ever been a case in the entire history of public restrooms where a transgender person took the advantage of the opportunity of the facility to sexually assault any person of any age of either sex?
Gee…you know what would really help? If those same CEOs from those NC based companies threatening to pull out of the state, put their money where their mouth is and also donated to Cooper in order to show their disdain for that law. Republicans would love to go onto talking about something else to change the subject but Dems shouldn’t let them get away with it without drawing attention to how and why Republicans are trying to do that. The economic security of the state related to that asinine law is at risk, so all NC citizens should be concerned about that.
Unfortunately, the issue is obscuring more serious problems with the law that was passed. The transgender issues was a trogen horse to slip other laws by the public without a vote by the people. Also included the legislature slammed its iron fist down crushing communities that might want to increase the minimum wage for a town that was left behind on the recovery of the recession. The geographics are telling about the South. Also people can now discriminate against Veterans, or who ever they believe deserve it based on their religion. Although this was passed last year the NORTH Carolina Republicans change tax law that forces all tax payers to claim ZERO DEDUCTIONS during the year which results in a Intrest free loan to the state. They can then claim deducti8ns when they file their tax return. They get their money back but the state has had intrest free use of that money for the year. Republicans believe in small gvt control until they get in charge. Then the policy of take the money and try to never ever give it back. Wake up North Carolina.