(April 11, 2016 at 5:44 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:But what male-identified man is going to go out in public in full drag just to sexually assault women in toilets and locker rooms? The women who you would be sharing toilets and locker rooms with, most likely, would already be well into transitioning and will be outwardly presenting as femme even if they still had a penis. A man who is not transgender isn't going to go to those lengths just to prey on women. You're really blowing that argument out of proportion.(April 11, 2016 at 4:04 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: That sounds very progressive, except if someone is indeed suffering from a mental disorder it is not noble to allow them to irreversibly harm themselves. For example, it is right and proper to intervene when a severely depressed person tries to commit suicide rather than respect their personal autonomy. Likewise, it is right and proper to treat substance abusers rather than make it easy for them to poison themselves in the name of liberty.Right now, some people feel virtuous because they believe they are opposing bigotry and ignorance. They see themselves as fighting oppression. Their virtue signalling has nothing to do with compassion. Calling Drich a bigot only makes them feel good about themselves.
But Drich did raised the cultural issue in a clumsy fashion. Cultures do not self-segregate the sexes purely out of modesty, moral sentiment, or taboo. Many social practices evolved to protect people in situations where they may be vulnerable, like states of undress. Sexual predators taking advantage of a misguided law to remove sex segregation is a legitimate concern. Also state mandates to alter public and private infrastructure just to sooth the feelings of a tiny minority would divert resources away from more worthwhile pursuits.
I agree that unless you have a penis, you should not go into a woman's bathroom/lockerroom, and vice versa. For one, if we allow anyone to go into any bathroom/lockerromm so long as they say "I identify with this sex", this opens the doors to fakes who are sexual predators. Second, even though bathrooms wouldn't be as big of a deal for me personally, I respect that there are women who understandably are not comfortable with it. As for lockerrooms, I'm sorry but I would not feel comfortable with a man going in there while I'm in there changing/showering/etc... even if he did say he identified as female. I have no problem with a 3rd option of "gender neutral" bathroom/lockerrooms though.
And not to tar lesbians by any means, but there are biological women you already share the toilets and locker rooms with who are probably pervs and potentially predators. Same with some of the biological men who enter male changing rooms. Sexual assault is still sexual assault regardless of the biological sex of the perpetrator.
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