I'm assuming you are aware of Colorado's SB 200 protecting gender identity and expression from discrimination. Here are three right-wing blogs that are upset over the bill and -- you guessed it -- complaining about perv men in dresses in the ladies' rooms.
Each has comments.
Stand to Reason Blog (http://str.typepad.com/weblog/2008/05/men-in-a-womens.html?cid=117059986#comment-117059986)
QuoteMen in a Women's Restroom?
This is sure to cause a stir in Colorado. Governor Bill Ritter signed into law SB200. According to the Denver Post, this bill "bans discrimination based on...sexual orientation - including transgender people - in places of public accommodation."
Principles of the Founding Fathers (http://spiritualheritage.blogspot.com/2008/05/mens-room-ladies-room-your-choice.html)
Quote"Men's Room, Ladies Room, your choice!"
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We'll, here we go again, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter has signed a bill that has shocked many of the state's residents. The bill adds transgendered people to the list included in the state's non-discrimination law. That means businesses will be required to hire transgendered people.
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Can the Red States Succeed?
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QuoteWhat this bill now does do is allow men to go into women's restrooms and locker rooms and vice versa because we are told that we cannot discriminate against someone with a transgender status," [Focus on the Family spokesman Bruce Hausknecht] warns.
Colorado lawmakers also slapped voters in the face with a provision that prohibits a public referendum or petition drive to overturn the law. Hausknecht says the only choice Colorado voters have now is to send people to the legislature that will act to reverse the law.
Great comments Karen! I wonder what their answers will be.
Now that the bill has passed, I'm tempted to move to Colorado and get a job in a Christian bookstore ::) I think I've got the perfect outfit for the job >:D >:D >:D
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