Trans rights North Carolina Rory Philbrick

[stephaniec]

Trans rights North Carolina Rory Philbrick

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trans-rights-north-carolina-rory-philbrick_us_599c5d00e4b04c532f44b67e?utm_hp_ref=transgender

The Huffington Post/ by Catharine Smith.    09/25/2017

'Trans people are actual people. We want basic human rights.'

[Mansispicher]

Humman right must be respected all arround the world!

[itsApril]

Interesting read!

from the article:

Could you explain why you, as a trans man, would be nervous using a public men's room ― even if a law were to protect your right to do so?

I'm kind of feminine, so being in a bathroom with cisgender guys is nerve-wracking. You never know what's going to happen. You never know if someone's gonna hurt you or not, especially if you're alone in a bathroom and you're small, like I am.

I've trained my body to not use restrooms for up to 10 hours.

Ouch!

I kind of pass as a male ― my friends say I do ― but I get misgendered a lot. Most people are just confused about what I identify as. I did used to wear a "he/him/his" button. That worked. A lot of the customers weren't really into that. Some assumed my button was talking about God.

. . . sometimes the absolute cluelessness of people helps . . .