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#BathroomBills are unnecessary, cruel, and stupid: a thread...
The "purpose" of bathroom bills, according to supporters, is to protect children from being assaulted/kidnapped by #transgender people, right?
Sounds like a noble idea, right? Stay with me.
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The "purpose" of bathroom bills, according to supporters, is to protect children from being assaulted/kidnapped by #transgender people, right?
Sounds like a noble idea, right? Stay with me.
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If I, a #cisgender woman, walk into a bathroom and assault/kidnap a child, would that be #illegal? Obviously yes, right?
If my husband, a cisgender man, walks into a bathroom and assaults/kidnaps a child, would that be illegal? Obviously yes, right?
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If my husband, a cisgender man, walks into a bathroom and assaults/kidnaps a child, would that be illegal? Obviously yes, right?
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So, now that we've established that it's illegal to assault/kidnap a child (or anyone, for that matter) regardless of your #gender, why do we need extra laws specifically for transgender people?
Why do we need to make it essentially double-illegal for a specific group?
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Why do we need to make it essentially double-illegal for a specific group?
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