Today in transphobia (Part 1)

It’s such a fucking ridiculous and fallacious ‘argument’ to begin with; I’m a survivor, and I’m far more concerned about potential threats from over-entitled, predatory cis-het men than I ever have been about Transfolks, whether they get to use the same facilities as me or not.

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Abstract

Legislation, regulations, litigation, and ballot propositions affecting public restroom access for transgender people increased drastically in the last three years. Opponents of gender identity inclusive public accommodations nondiscrimination laws often cite fear of safety and privacy violations in public restrooms if such laws are passed, while proponents argue that such laws are needed to protect transgender people and concerns regarding safety and privacy violations are unfounded. No empirical evidence has been gathered to test such laws’ effects. This study presents findings from matched pairs analyses of localities in Massachusetts with and without gender identity inclusive public accommodation nondiscrimination ordinances. Data come from public record requests of criminal incident reports related to assault, sex crimes, and voyeurism in public restrooms, locker rooms, and dressing rooms to measure safety and privacy violations in these spaces. This study finds that the passage of such laws is not related to the number or frequency of criminal incidents in these spaces. Additionally, the study finds that reports of privacy and safety violations in public restrooms, locker rooms, and changing rooms are exceedingly rare. This study provides evidence that fears of increased safety and privacy violations as a result of nondiscrimination laws are not empirically grounded.

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My major problem with shared bathrooms is people who can’t figure out how to flush or that toilet paper goes in the toilet, not all over the floor.

What’s under their clothing is so far down the list of concerns, it isn’t even on it.

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Leave it clean, wash your hands.
Apart from that, who cares?

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I keep my restroom at home strictly gender segregated.

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And of course I sit down.
Otherwise I’d drop my phone.

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House rule: Everybody sits. No exceptions. Don’t even think about it.

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considering the puddles I have seen under some urinals I have opted to sit down on the toilet a lot.

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There’s a Starship Troopers pun in there somewhere…

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I cleaned 20 toilets or so used exclusively by young men for a couple of weeks. Later I was involved in facility management and the like.
I have seen things…

Personally, I have always found sitting down more comfortable. And as I started reading quite early I saw no reason that a pee break couldn’t be long enough for a couple of pages.

(Sorry for the detour. I’ll behave now.)

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Starship Troopers__I'm doing my part_kid

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I’ve been sitting for a long as I can remember. However, when in a place full of young men, I find myself cleaning the seat as a precautionary measure.

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Not only under them. Sometimes there’s a guy in the office who’s an honest 6’6" and isn’t too careful with his aim.

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The “best” ones are when they’re the old-school floor-length models and the puddle is well away from the drain. How the ever-loving fuck did someone manage to miss THAT badly?

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Good for her… isn’t she supposed to be playing Despair in the audiobooks on Sandman?

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She’s going to be in the movie, too. I also fluv her documentary hosting.

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The show you mean? I only saw her listed on the IMDB for what I assume was the audio book, since it’s much closer to release than the show is at this point.

But, yeah, she’s awesome!

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Ahhhhhh, you are correct. I saw the thumbnail and assumed it was a visual production.

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