Bill Banning Transgender People From Preferred Bathroom Clears First Committee in Florida House

No it's not black and white, few things in this world truly are. I think the rights of all humans should be protected, those in the minority included.

The difference from a sexual predator legally being able to enter a women's restroom is whether he's wearing khakis or a skirt. Plain and simple.

What? You seem to keep conflating gender identity with sexual predation, and I don't really understand why. I'm not trying to call names, but it honestly just comes across as homophobia.

Why are you so worried about sexual predators disguising themselves as transgendered in order to get into a bathroom designated for women? Is this a common occurrence or something?

Predators are going to prey, regardless of if this law passes or not. It's not really going to affect them, but it is going to affect a whole lot of people who don't conform to the false dichotomy of binary gender identities, when the reality is that gender -- like sexuality -- is a spectrum.

You seem to be pretty adamant about your feelings that this law is necessary and will help prevent predation, regardless of the people that will be marginalized as a result. Not only could these people be marginalized, but they could be charged criminally and be labeled as a sex offender, effectively ruining their lives. Why do you think that's okay, and what exactly do you think is being gained with the tradeoff that this law will make?

I know you claim it's to protect the children, but I don't see how this will do that... Correct me if I'm wrong, but women generally use a stall in public restrooms, correct? Well, it is and will still be illegal to climb up and look into a stall.

So again, what do you think this law is going to do to help with the issue of sexual predation? Are you really not seeing how this can/will ruin the lives of many people?

It could even be you... you could accidentally walk into a bathroom for women, and then be charged criminally and labeled as a sex offender, regardless of your intention.

And in case you didn't know, intention is (or should be) an integral part of the justice system, especially when we're talking about criminality and guilt. People deserve the benefit of doubt...

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