Brian Bolduc
June 17, 2011 4:00 A.M.
Transgender Travails
Some voices call for prudence.
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/269739/transgender-travails-brian-bolducOn April 26, Isaiah Johnson, a 20-year-old man who dresses as a woman, met a 15-year-old special-education student at a bus stop in Stamford, Conn. According to police, Johnson forced the boy into a men's bathroom at a nearby food court, where a "sexual encounter" occurred. The next day, the student reported the incident to a school administrator, who alerted the police. On June 8, Johnson was arrested for second-degree sexual assault, second-degree unlawful restraint, and risk of injury to a minor.
Johnson's arrest is Exhibit A in conservatives' case against an anti-discrimination bill recently signed into law by Connecticut governor Dannel Malloy (D.). H. B. 6599 prohibits discrimination on the basis of "gender identity or expression" in a host of areas, including employment, public accommodations, and housing. Unfortunately, the bill's language is so hazy that opponents worry it will easily be abused.
