NC Gov on the wrong side of history......

[Ravenshire]

It's not keeping people who are not normative out of sight and mind, but rather protecting people's privacy rights.  Men's and women's bathrooms have been separated for good reason.  It is normal to have separate facilities.  We shouldn't have to step on the rights and values of the majority in this or any case, especially when they can be better accommodated by providing separate facilities.  I sympathize with transgenders and I don't think they are necessarily sinning or something like that, but I also sympathize with those who would be violated with members of the opposite sex (at least physically) sharing bathroom and locker room facilities - especially junior and high school students.  It's akin to accommodating wheelchair bound people by putting small business owners out of business because they can't afford the required upgrades, even when they are willing to assist any handicapped people to enter and use their facilities.  We have a handicapped guy here in our city (nicknamed "Litigious Louie") who goes around finding small businesses who fall into that category and puts them out of business by suing for large amounts of money, all in the name of helping the handicapped.  When we speak of the rights of all citizens, we should remember the rights of the majority, as well as the minority, and seek a solution that works for all.  

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There is a solution that works for all. But, the religious right just wants to kill it.

I accidentally used a woman's bathroom a few years ago (hey, it was on the left) and the only other person in there took it in stride, even going so far as to joke with me about it. There are stalls for privacy and no one goes walking about the common area with their junk hanging out. It's time for the religiousites to grow the fuck up and get over their sexual obsessions.