To be honest, I don't think many people, until recently, gave any of it much thought. I think telling females that males might, or are going to be, allowed in locker rooms is why there is attention on it now. The attention now is probably only among females that follow politics fairly closely. If it were be implemented, you'd probably hear more from females.
It's another classic case of the GOP and right-wing news media and social media and talk radio taking a largely irrelevant issue (or one that is irrelevant to the vast majority of Americans) and turning it into a greatly overblown crisis that frightens and angers their base to get out and vote. It's no different than the "transgenders in women's sports" issue (and lol at Trumpers caring about women's sports). There are at least 180,000 high school athletes in North Carolina alone, and in the state we've had fewer than 5 cases of transgenders playing sports here, yet I've seen plenty of posts from social conservatives who are all worried and concerned about this issue. Republicans and their media outlets like Fox really are brilliant at finding issues to rile up their base - they have become masters at playing on their emotions, fears, and bigotries.
Those laws exist. Of course they have to be administered by judges who believe in punishment. The Loudoun kid is out by the way. So yea, slap on the wrist. To bad those girls and their parents live in an area where judges don't protect their rights. How many rapes are acceptable so .25% of the population can use the women's bathroom? Does half the population's opinion matter? Say its 90% of women don't mind. Does the other 10% have to be worried so we can be woke and appease that .25% who feel slighted? Where is the line?
Gotcha. But where are males being allowed into female locker rooms? I spend a lot of time in different gyms and fitness centers when on the road for work and I've yet to see it anywhere.
yea And I wonder how many are "superior athletes cause they are really boys'
Right, because it was the gop who decided that you know what, let's redefine gender and change the long standing bathroom policy that even if you have a penis and you are feeling feminine today you can pee in the women's bathroom. Yea, its the gop who lost all common sense. There is a reason "Kamala is for they / them, Trump is for you" was one of the most effective political slogans / commercials in the entire election.
You and your party are the only ones talking about gender! Literally Kamala Harris and Tim Walz never uttered the word one single time in the entire campaign! Sarah McBride never uttered the word once during her entire campaign! It's just y'all! Y'all are the weird fucks bizarrely obsessed with everyone else's genitals!
If you allow restrooms, how do you disallow locker rooms? I've never been to a gym where the restrooms aren't located in the locker room.
True, valid points. I got nothing there.
really? The gyms I have visited had restrooms in the lockers and also had restrooms outside of the lockers.
www.nationalreview.com
Probably depends on the size. LA Fitness/Esporta fitness only has restrooms in the locker rooms.
I think a lot of transgender folks, especially the young folks, are very confused and afraid. It is heartbreaking.