Again the far Right has us shuddering in our boots while they wage a war protecting us. Against what dastardly foe this time you may ask. It’s the battle against Transgendered people and the threat they pose in public bathrooms.

Reality check…there have been no Transgender sexual attacks against innocent children or other women in bathrooms in any records I could find. The only confrontations usually occurred outside night clubs and they were usually a far “Right” person (male) attacking a Transgender person because it’s “against the Bible”. There was one case in Mpls where a Transgendered person killed her antagonist. I guess she had “turned the other cheek” long enough.

Another reality check…this is not a new sector of people that just appeared. There have been Transgendered people around, probably forever. Since 1976 the abbreviation used has been TG. The first case that made notoriety was Christine Jorgensen in 1952. There is now Transgender Awareness Week(s) that occur during the first two weeks of November. Transgender Day of Remembrance is on November 20^th. This day is set aside to memorialize those who have been murdered as a result of transphobia. People who are transphobic exhibit disgust, fear and anger toward TG people. (Hmm, sound like any presidential candidate(s) you know?)

All this time, and not a problem in those sacred public bathrooms. Makes me wonder…why now? This issue has blindsided us just as Zika did.

I believe that this was the sequence of events that created this TG brouhaha.

Either a self-righteous, judgmental, “religious” person took notice of Caitlin Jenner while looking throughout humanity for people that are not “normal”. That of course translates into not like them. Which then translates into sinner/evil. They must “out” this person so we can all be saved…in the name of God.

Or

A “lawnmower” mother who believes there is a predator waiting around every corner that has only sex on their mind and are waiting for her child. What is she protecting her child from in this case? Going to the bathroom in a stall next to an adult woman?

Worst case scenario … these two join forces. Churches and schools become the battlefields.

To the judgmental, Bible thumpin’ person I would ask, where in the Bible does God tells us that transgendering is a sin? Maybe while you’re looking for the passage you can pause for a moment on “Love thy neighbor as I…,” and “Judge not lest ye…”. Again, selective Bible weaponry. I don’t think penis or vagina are mentioned at all.

To the parent that is concerned about a sexual predator using a TG guise to get access to their child…think about it. If a true sexual predator is going to go to the extreme of passing as a TG person in public bathrooms as a ploy, I’d say we all missed some major red flags.

When you are in a public bathroom with a transgendered woman…it’s just that…you’re in the bathroom with another woman. I’m sure she would even hand you toilet paper under the stall wall if you asked.

It probably goes back to the Mom’s conversation with the judgmental guy when he defined “normal” for her. And he is right. The TG is not a normal woman/man. Frankly, I’d hardly fall under the category “normal” myself, and I think that’s a good thing.

To the people that continue to push bathroom segregation I say… stop it! I don’t want to see you victimize innocent people that simply want to go to the bathroom where THEY feel safe. Come on…it’s a normal bodily function that cannot be denied and should not be headline news.

It wasn’t an issue till you brought it up. Imagine that you were confined to your home because it had the only safe bathroom available to you. The key word here is safe. If you do decide to go out in public, you will be forced to use the bathroom assigned to the other gender. Who will be the victim when a woman enters the men’s bathroom?

It hasn’t been an issue, should not be an issue. As a matter of fact, people with all kinds of differences have all used the same bathroom in our house, and there’s never been a problem. Let people live their lives. There is nothing to be saved from here, except you. Look somewhere else for someone to “save” us from. Before you go, make sure you’re not banned from the public toilets. Your facilities might be reserved for “Normal People Only”. One advantage…there’ll never be a line.