Utah Launches "Snitch Line" To Report Trans People In Bathrooms; Memes Flood In

[Jessica_Rose]

Utah Launches "Snitch Line" To Report Trans People In Bathrooms; Memes Flood In

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/utah-launches-snitch-line-to-report

Erin Reed (2 May 2024)

On Wednesday evening, the Utah Public Auditor released a form to report transgender individuals encountered in changing rooms and restrooms to state authorities. The form, titled "Alleged Government Violations of Utah Code 63G Chapter 31: Distinctions Based on Sex," is in response to a law enacted earlier this year. This law bans transgender people from using restrooms that match their gender identity in schools, as well as locker rooms and similar facilities in public buildings across the state.

The snitch form requests details on encounters with transgender individuals in "privacy spaces." It asks citizens to report the government entity responsible for the "failure" to prevent the encounter or to report the encounter to law enforcement. The form enables people to upload pictures and provide evidence of "incidents."

Reactions to the form's release were immediate and predictable: multiple users started flooding in fake reports. One person submitted a report of "beavers" in their bathroom at 3 AM. Another posted a picture of a character from The Bee Movie, an allusion to other snitch forms against transgender people that were flooded with scripts for that movie. One person reported Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders as a trans person. Another reported an allegation of Representative Matthew Gaetz harassing girls outside of a locker room.

[Devlyn]

I tried to spam them but it wouldn't let me submit, probably because I'm overseas.   

[Jessica_K]

Utah Launches "Snitch Line" To Report Trans People In Bathrooms; Memes Flood In

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/utah-launches-snitch-line-to-report

Erin Reed (2 May 2024)

Another reported an allegation of Representative Matthew Gaetz harassing girls outside of a locker room.[/color]

Probably true, we all know what male right wing politicians are like

[morganae]

I just feel sorry for people that just happen to look the "wrong" way.  Not everyone is gifted genetically in the appearance department.  I can see the entire BTS band being reported if they even play in Salt Lake City for being too pretty to be men...