I was trying not to, but I guess sooner or later I was going to have to comment on this idiocy. Like so many things, the whole issue is colored and shaped by media interpretation and celebrity comment. We really are a nation of sheep. But not all of us.
My view is that when compared to the population as a whole, there are a microscopic number of people who fit in the category of transgender. Microscopic. And I think really there is a question about folks who just feel like changing versus those who actually go through the surgery, hormone replacement, etc. Sorta like the difference between being committed and dedicated. If a guy gets his penis cut off, is castrated, and undergoes all the other rigamarole involved in changing, well then he's committed. I can't really comment on women who become men physiologically because I don't know what they do (and don't really want to know) but it's the same thing. Anything else and, well, you're just playing dress up. You might be dedicated to pretending to be the opposite sex, but you're not committed.
I do think the whole hysteria about predators sneaking into bathrooms to rape little girls is overblown. But that is a natural hysterical reaction to the crazy rules being proposed by our government. Saw this over on FB. Dan Forest is Lt Gov of North Carolina. Makes a lot of sense to me. I would say if there is a situation that requires it, then address it then and develop a solution. But don't create a situation that discriminates against the 99.7% of the people who are normal. And before you get all lathered up about the use of the word normal, just don't. Because someone who does this is not normal. They just aren't. I think there have to be serious mental issues going on. And I'd much rather devote some time, energy, and money to getting them the help they need, than on making sure they can go into whichever bathroom they feel like at the moment.
Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest released the following statement in response to President Obama's bathroom policy directive:
"North Carolina will not stand by and let our locker rooms and high school showers be used for social experimentation at the expense of the privacy and protection of our young boys and girls. I do not think it is appropriate for teenage boys and girls to share the same bathroom. I don't think it appropriate for teenage boys and girls to shower next to each other. I don't think it is appropriate for male coaches and male teachers to have access to girls' locker rooms and showers while the young girls are naked and exposed. I feel confident, the vast majority of North Carolina parents feel the same.
The President needs a reminder that the United States Constitution grants education decision authority to the states and localities, not to the President of the United States. Our current state policy protects our children by maintaining bathrooms and restrooms consistent with the biological sex of the child and already gives schools, should special circumstances arise, the freedom to grant private single stall - single shower bathroom accommodations to individuals who might not otherwise be comfortable using the bathroom of their biological sex or a bathroom shared with other people. This is the only reasonable response to the situation that exists today. Opening all showers and all restrooms to all sexes at all times as the President is suggesting, is not a reasonable solution, but an invitation for violations of privacy and personal safety.
North Carolina public schools in receipt of the President's letter are reminded that there is a binding state law on the books governing bathroom policy and the President's non-binding directive is merely his attempt to push his version of a social policy on our state with no Constitutional authority to do so. It should be rejected as a matter of principle and policy."
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