Thread by @AmberHysell4TN

#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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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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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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We don't. That's the thing. It's completely & unnecessarily redundant.

The only purpose these laws serve is to be cruel to one of the most vulnerable groups in our society, and make it seem "morally correct" for the public to follow suit.

Legislated hatred.

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Someone who is transgender is no more/less dangerous than someone who is cisgender, & if someone *is* being harmed, we already have laws to cover it.

Laws like these are only meant to keep trans people out of public spaces & make transphobia "justifiable" to transphobic ppl.
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You don't have to like how someone #identifies, but if you truly believe in #freedom you should recognize that #PersonalIdentity must be at the core.

What is the "Pursuit of Happiness" if it doesn't include the ability to try to be comfortable in your own skin?

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You decide *your* path, not your neighbor's.

Your inability to understand people who are different than you does not give you the right to make different = less human.

These laws are made by small people scared of their own shadows.

#TransRightsAreHumanRights 🏳️‍⚧️
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