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DemocratSinceBirth

(100,283 posts) Wed Nov 20, 2024, 10:33 PM 6 hrs ago

These restroom trans bans are virtually unenforceable

And could conceivably lead to legal and civil exposure for people trying to enforce them.

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These restroom trans bans are virtually unenforceable (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth 6 hrs ago OP

of course they are Skittles 6 hrs ago #1

Yes and no. They are not, in practice, enforceable as officially stated unblock 5 hrs ago #2

It's a joke, actually. OAITW r.2.0 5 hrs ago #3

Skittles

(159,240 posts)

1. of course they are

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2024, 10:42 PM

6 hrs ago

it's just red meat for their bigoted base, to distract from appointing a sex trafficker as Attorney General

unblock

(54,150 posts)

2. Yes and no. They are not, in practice, enforceable as officially stated

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2024, 10:55 PM

5 hrs ago

But they will result in an increase in violent attack against trans women, and as the real "crime" is not fitting into their idea of certain norms, yeah, they will be enforced in that sense.

OAITW r.2.0

(28,361 posts)

3. It's a joke, actually.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2024, 11:08 PM

5 hrs ago

Do I want a transwoman in my bathroom? Not really, but I don't really care. I'm sure transmen would not be wanted in the women's room, either. In all cases, they are using stalls, so what's the real issue here?

But the real question is, how do you enforce it? You can't, unless you want mandatory genital searches to use the bathroom.

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