The Massachusetts Family Institute Calling The "Bathroom Bill" Meme What It Is: A Brand
by: Autumn Sandeen
Thu Apr 21, 2011 at 07:00:00 AM EDT
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/19105/the-massachusetts-family-institute-calling-the-bathroom-bill-meme-what-it-is-a-brandFrom the Massachusetts Family Institute's Bathroom Bill (emphasis added):
After being sent to study during the 2007-2008 legislative session, the Bathroom Bill came back in early 2009-and supporters garnered over 100 sponsors, by misleading legislators about the bill. According to some, they even implied it would not impact bathrooms.
But HB 1728, the Bathroom Bill, impacts all places of public accommodation. Designed to help gender-confused individuals, HB 1728 would add the vague category of "gender identity or expression" to the state ban on discrimination. Among the negative consequences of this law are: a) school children would be taught that they can change their gender if they want and b) women and children would be put at risk since access to sensitive areas such as single-sex bathrooms, locker rooms, and c) women-only fitness facilities would be open to anyone, regardless of biological sex, and d) anyone speaking out against it could be charged with a "hate crime."
