Thread by @makewoman1

@Sarahkitty2t10 @kathlynnireland @nettleneesox1 @BikerKaren Honestly I hear you and I understand what you're saying. The transgender community does not want someone using us as a cover in order to enter women's only spaces.

@Sarahkitty2t10 @kathlynnireland @nettleneesox1 @BikerKaren But please try to understand this from our side. You are a young trans woman, your therapist is told you that you need a real world experience before you can begin medical transition. So you work up the courage to try to get you appearance right, and you are going out for the...

@Sarahkitty2t10 @kathlynnireland @nettleneesox1 @BikerKaren 1st time. You know that there are a lot of people who hate LGBTQ+ people. You are terrified. You go out for dinner and the server has been nice, she complimented your outfit and you are starting to feel more ar ease. You feel that you can actually do this, then...

@Sarahkitty2t10 @kathlynnireland @nettleneesox1 @BikerKaren You realize that you have to go to the restroom. You walked back there and you're looking at two doors when is marked mens in the other women. You staying there not knowing what to do. You don't know what's going to happen no matter which one you go into.

@Sarahkitty2t10 @kathlynnireland @nettleneesox1 @BikerKaren Can you enter the men's, while just like a girl, you have instantly outed yourself. A man may not like you being in there you don't know what he's going to do. Will hurt or kill you? Will he rape you? You just don't know.

@Sarahkitty2t10 @kathlynnireland @nettleneesox1 @BikerKaren If you choose the women, you might get yelled at but you're unlikely to get killed. At that most of people that have been supportive of you have been women so you go with the odds that you're more likely to have a positive experience in the women's.

@Sarahkitty2t10 @kathlynnireland @nettleneesox1 @BikerKaren So, what do you do? What is the right answer? The honest truth is there is no good answer.
Now start a picture from a non-binary person point of view.
This is such a significant issue that's if they have actually created apps to help us find safe restrooms.

@Sarahkitty2t10 @kathlynnireland @nettleneesox1 @BikerKaren Can you imagine actually having to install an app on your phone to know where you can go pee? Can you imagine having to plan your trips around that?
Can you have some empathy here for what we go through?

@Sarahkitty2t10 @kathlynnireland @nettleneesox1 @BikerKaren Please ignore the typos.
I was using voice to text and going fast and didn't catch all the mistakes.

@Sarahkitty2t10 @kathlynnireland @nettleneesox1 @BikerKaren @threadreaderapp please unroll, thank you. #unroll