In Arkansas, it will soon be illegal to use a public bathroom other than that designated for your so-called "birth gender".
The bill, to be frank, is all about protecting the rights of bigoted assholes to be bigoted assholes.
The GOP is the party of hate. Their current target is transgendered people. Let's be fucking clear about this: The move by many of the Batshit-Nutter states to interfere in the medical care of transgendered kids is only a first step. They seek to outlaw caring for transgendered people, full stop. They are not quiet about it, some lunatic said that his goal is to eradicate transgenderism.
So, if you're a post-op transgendered female and you present as female, this is where things stand: Your choice is to go to the men's room and hope that you aren't sexually assaulted or go to the women's room and hope that some member of the Christian Taliban doesn't think your hands are a little big or that you're a little tall and call the cops. If you're a transgendered male, especially if you've muscled up a bit and you have a beard and maybe balding, the Christian Taliban wants to force you to use the women's room. (Or you can stay out of bigoted shithole states such as Arkansas.)
None of this is new for the far-right. And it's almost always about "protecting the children", isn't it. That was their big excuse when they rammed through anti-gay marriage bills and state constitutional amendments back in the '00s. Nothing ever changes for them.
The almost ironic thing about it is most of them will happily go to church and say that their lord is a man who was about defending the poor and the oppressed. "Jesus is love", but the Christian Right is certainly not about any of that. They'll spend an hour in church each week, praying to their just and loving lord, then they'll spend the remaining 167 hours of the week marshalling their hatred of anybody who doesn't look like them or believe like they do.
They've captured the Party of Lincoln and have turned it into a hate group.
So I declare this: If you are a Republican politician, then you are a member of an organized hate group. And to Caitlyn Jenner: Wake up and smell the coffee. Your party hates you.
Which leads to another topic: The reason that those same people are cheering on Putler's conquest of Ukraine is because Putler had taken steps to make sure that Russia has the same laws that the Christian Taliban wants: Anti-gay, anti-trans. They want Putinism in America, hence, the TOFF and DeSanctimonious.
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Never ceases to amaze me that a group of people will vote for the most popular and charismatic individual to be their representative; even as that representative is voting for the very issues that will hurt them.
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It's not law yet, even in frickin Arkansas. Maybe someone there will recall what NC went through with their "bathroom bill" nonsense in boycotts and turmoil.
ReplyDeleteI hope the transgender panic subsides and the right wing finds something else to freak out about. Before the hundreds of oppressive lunatic bills become law.
Here's one thing they should look at outlawing. Beauty Pageants for little children. I understand the former guy was a big fan of the changing room at his Miss Teen USA pageant.
Why do you think Bruce Jenner is a woman?
ReplyDeleteThe furor here reminds me of the late 80’s and early 90’s with “Gay” and “AIDS”. Those not old enough to remember Ryan White, and the horrendous abuse and spite thrown his way won’t understand why I see the current stupidity hopefully. I see my child’s school mates, the entire crew of most Starbucks, and so many more as people who are now coming into their voting rights, and who are about to be motivated by Republican bigotry to send a message over the next 20 years. Personally, if I see someone harassing anyone about their bathroom choice, I’ll be in their face and districting them as long as is necessary. If, and when, the police arrive, I will ask to press assault charges if they in any way suggested they would take action to keep anyone from the bathroom.
ReplyDeleteBecause she is
ReplyDeleteWhy are you implying that she is not? I would like to know, because the assumptions that your question raise are not kind.
CP88, and let's not forget Matthew Shepard and everyone else who has been assaulted, raped, and murdered by such bigots.
ReplyDeleteThis BS has been going on starting with Anita Bryant and her followers.
ReplyDeleteAny one with a brain can see its a witch hunt for the boggey man and
defies rationality.
To be practical we are talking about maybe 1.5 million US citizens not
counting those with birth defects.. those like CAIS, intersex, and
other conditions that happen. So that's a lot of effort to hurt a
small small number of people.
As to the post-ops, well I'd call it assault should they pants
them or even ask for "documents" to prove they are not. I certainly
know enough that have had the surgery and paper work that would
cause the accusers that they are not male or female much financial pain.
As a matter course is if they resist or comply and are abused, assaulted
or killed we can count on the enforcers to lie and forget those, that
are essentially abused at their hands. This is not new, there are
records of those from last year and years before.
The real issue is those in transition or not operated on due to
costs, availability, or whatever as they will suffer the Rethugs
and the fascist followers. Maybe the good people need to stand
up and declare this is not the way it should be and take the
needful action.
Its also not a religious issue as it is a limited subset that
"disapprove" as if they have a say in what other people do. We
are still as a government under The Constitution prohibited in
endorsing any religion or any religion over another. Laws based
on religion and that's any is an attempt to countermand the
Constitution as as such are both unjust and illegal.
To them the lack of understanding and belief in substituted lies
are inexcusable. The complicit are or criminals all of them.
Remember if they can do this, who's next?
Their names will be recorded. They always are.
Eck!
Scapegoating: Characteristic Number Three of the Fourteen Defining Characteristics of Fascism
ReplyDeleteIdentification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause – The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial, ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
The curious(students); the dissenters (atheists), gypsies (homeless), homosexuals, the infirm (from autisim to VD); the old and unwanted ...
Today it's confused kids ... Who's next?
[in my fist i'm laughing at the 'superiority' ... seriously, beating up drag queens and little tranny girls, candyassed cucks couldn't fight their way out of a wet paper bag]
I was at Kaiser Permanente today and happened to note their excellent LGBTQ gender care policies and spotless gender neutral restrooms.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I did not see anyone protesting outside. Maybe that's coming soon, if the hive gets riled up enough.
Also noted a significant increase in security staff and scanner stations at entrances.