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We need a few very masculine looking jacked FtM candidates to put together a campaign to throw this right back in Texas’s face saying “Texas wants me in a woman’s bathroom” and play on all the stupid fundie fears of “men in a woman’s bathroom”
(Apologies if I didn’t phrase things correctly, I think you get the intent)
I agree, but what will happen is that every time a trans guy goes into a woman's bathroom in Texas, someone will verbally abuse them and possibly assault them, the police will come and arrest them, they'll be detained for a while, then released, and the trans men will have no recourse because of police officers' qualified immunity.
That will potentially happen any time a trans man uses the bathroom: abuse, assault, arrest, release, no recourse.
“‘Female’ and ‘woman’ mean an individual whose biological reproductive system is developed to produce ova,” the text of the bill continues, adding “‘Male’ and ‘man’ mean an individual whose biological reproductive system is developed to fertilize the ova of a female.”
I mean what are people apart from ova producing and fertilizing machines - I'm sure this will solve all your underpopulation fears...
“There are legitimate reasons to distinguish between the sexes with respect to athletics, prisons and other correctional facilities, domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, locker rooms, restrooms, and other areas where biology, safety, or privacy are implicated,” the bill reads.
Genuine gestapo shit - what's next ID facial recognition when you go to a public bathroom?
“There are legitimate reasons
Only if cruelty is a legitimate reason
holy
In March, it was revealed that the Texas Department of Public Safety recorded every time a resident requested to update their gender on their driver’s licenses online. The gathered data also included people who inquired about the process via phone or in person.
Also in March, Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton directed state agencies to ignore court orders on gender changes that conflicted with state law.
not that it should be surprising but it's surprising to have it confirmed
Texas, you say