A district judge in Wisconsin has sided with an 11-year-old trans girl over her use of the girls’ toilets and temporarily blocked school officials from preventing her access.

  • Kythtrid@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    35
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    I don’t hate trans people, I just don’t think anyone should be forced to be uncomfortable because of them.

    You’re scratching your head at why people are mad at you, but it’s probably because you’re trying to find some compromise between being pro and anti trans - two diametrically opposed ideas. You’re point seems to boil down to: “I’m not transphobic, but trans people might make people uncomfortable, and we should also consider that.”. But, why should be? Trans people making you feel icky is a piss-poor reason to say they can’t use their preferred bathroom. People were concerned about Gay people and Black people in the same spaces as straight/white for a big chunk of the last century, it’s the same reactionary bullshit as always.

    • TurboDiesel@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      24
      ·
      edit-2
      1 year ago

      I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it a million times: your ick is your problem. (The general you) Just like one’s triggers are one’s own problem. No one gets to dictate how the rest of the world operates because something makes them feel grody or triggers them.

      • voidMainVoid@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        1 year ago

        I don’t think they should be punished unless they’re being a pest.

        How would you even enforce that? Are you going to have a bouncer at the door checking to see which genitals somebody has before they can enter the restroom?

        • dudebro@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          arrow-down
          4
          ·
          1 year ago

          It could sort of be enforced by assuming what sex people are.

          The hypothetical male in question isn’t an exception to how most men look or behave.

            • dudebro@lemmy.world
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              1
              arrow-down
              3
              ·
              1 year ago

              I mean, enforcing it really isn’t the point of my question.

              I was just curious how you felt about that situation.

              • voidMainVoid@lemmy.world
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                3
                ·
                1 year ago

                Like I said: I don’t think they should be punished unless they’re being a pest.

                Since we’re talking about feelings, though: How would you feel if you weren’t allowed to use the restroom of your gender?