As the new Legislative Session is beginning in Indiana, this is once again in the news but no need to re-post. I was just letting my mind ponder this for a while and it dawned on me that these bills might make it easier for a perpetrator to gain access. What is to stop an attacker from claiming he is a trans-man and required to use the women's room. Seems to me it would be a lot more trouble for an attacker to cross-dress to gain access to a women's room than just claiming to be post transition FtM and demanding access to the ladies room. Seems to me this law would actually be more likely to cause problems than a law requiring you to use the restroom for which you are presenting.
Time to write my Rep. before it's too late.
Just sent to my Rep
Dear XXXXXX,
XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX Hammond Republican Precinct Committeeman XXXXXX here.
Jim Tome's bill requiring people to use the bathroom of the gender they were born is short-sighted and dangerous. He says it would protect women and children from people posing as transgender to gain access to women's restrooms. It could do the exact opposite. Have some of your female staffers look up Buck Angel and ask if they would like to pee new to "her". Yes, he was born a female but according to Tomes' bill would be REQUIRED to use the womens' room.
Take this a step further, do gun laws prevent criminals from using guns in crimes? No - that's why they are criminals. So what is to stop a perpetrator from claiming to be a trans-man to gain access to a womens room. By requiring masculine looking women, trans-men, to use the womens room, it would make it easier for some perpetrator to gain access.
The smarter bill would be to require people to use the bathroom of the gender they are presenting as, and as how they have transitioned to. To gain access to a woman restroom a perpetrator would have to go through the trouble of cross-dressing and making himself look like a woman - most rapists wouldn't take that much time and would be uncomfortable for them as well. It is actually safer for all to require trans-gender persons to use their gender identified restroom.
Sincerely,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Sincerely,
