Graham Downs on Nostr: nprofile1q…vrcay Here's how I see the bathroom debate, as an outsider looking in: ...
nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqwyavpucfgn9dscn7gz4angxyq3s6ymtz5a729pqglng3zqjfdszqwvrcay (nprofile…rcay) Here's how I see the bathroom debate, as an outsider looking in:
Some people believe that segregation of bathrooms is based on sex, not gender. It's entirely about what genitals you have, giving no relevance to how you identify. For these people, the primary purpose of segregating bathrooms is to prevent people from being exposed to the genitalia of the opposite sex -- either because they don't wish to be, or because they're minors or otherwise vulnerable or whatever.
Other people hold that trans men are men and trans women are women and trans people are people, and preventing a trans man from using a bathroom designated for use by men is inhumane and a direct violation of his human rights.
I can understand the concerns of the first group, and I can absolutely see a (biologically) male person entering a woman's bathroom for the purpose of being a pervert or predator, and with the intention of committing sexual assault, and if caught, putting up his hands and saying that he identifies as a woman or non-binary person, therefore he should be allowed there.
But I don't think barring women -- trans or otherwise -- from using a bathroom designated for use by women is the answer. In fact, forcing such a woman to use the "men's" bathroom just because she happens to have a penis (or otherwise presents as what society accepts as "a man") will be severely damaging to her self-esteem, self-identity, concept of self-worth, and mental health in general. :/
Some people believe that segregation of bathrooms is based on sex, not gender. It's entirely about what genitals you have, giving no relevance to how you identify. For these people, the primary purpose of segregating bathrooms is to prevent people from being exposed to the genitalia of the opposite sex -- either because they don't wish to be, or because they're minors or otherwise vulnerable or whatever.
Other people hold that trans men are men and trans women are women and trans people are people, and preventing a trans man from using a bathroom designated for use by men is inhumane and a direct violation of his human rights.
I can understand the concerns of the first group, and I can absolutely see a (biologically) male person entering a woman's bathroom for the purpose of being a pervert or predator, and with the intention of committing sexual assault, and if caught, putting up his hands and saying that he identifies as a woman or non-binary person, therefore he should be allowed there.
But I don't think barring women -- trans or otherwise -- from using a bathroom designated for use by women is the answer. In fact, forcing such a woman to use the "men's" bathroom just because she happens to have a penis (or otherwise presents as what society accepts as "a man") will be severely damaging to her self-esteem, self-identity, concept of self-worth, and mental health in general. :/