Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Transgender Laws and Public Accommodations, Coming to a Baltimore County Restroom Near You
Posted by J. Doug Gill at 2/07/2012 05:37:00 PM
http://redmaryland.blogspot.com/2012/02/transgender-laws-and-public.html (http://redmaryland.blogspot.com/2012/02/transgender-laws-and-public.html)
If one happens to be a father – particularly one who is raising daughters – then surely this inquiry rings familiar: "Dad, where can I go to the bathroom?"
Now, at home or at grandmas or even in, say, a state park, this would not necessarily present a problem. But when that father/daughter combination is out and about and using public accommodations – especially when the child happens to be too young to do so on her own – it becomes a complicated test of parenting skills.
Does dad subject her to the men's room? Does he accompany his daughter into the ladies' room? Or, does he send her into the women's facility on her own and wait nervously for her to emerge?
In today's politically-correct-run-amok climate none-of-the-above seems the safest choice (specifically in regard to the second option), although if the Baltimore County Council has its way the line between gender-specific restrooms is about to become unbelievably blurry.