He's never had to be, his constituents love him, no one else really matters - particularly if they are not supporting his re-election campaigns.

I have always found his sense of humor pretty witty.  He doesn't always think things through to the end before he says something, but that is part of his charm.

And how exactly do they plan to check the pre-op or post-op status of the job applicant if this law is passed?  Do they plan to check the genitals of the applicants or are they going to go by the sex that is listed on their identification cards and social security records?

Disgusting.  This is one of those instances in life when I love being Swiss.  So much for "the land of the free", eh?

Someone much smarter than me should try and update this Wikipedia page to give more details of what RLE means. It mentions no specifics at all. I am thinking RLE includes using the appropriate restroom for the gender you identify with. How am I supposed to live full time as a female if I am required to use the mens restroom?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_life_experience

Fact is most of these protections have been a matter of law in several areas of the country for well on 25 years now.  Though far from 'all' states, the existing laws cover about 75% of the population base.  Nothing about this is going to change much in LA, or NYC, or SF.  It will, maybe, eventually, change some stuff in rural areas like Mississippi.

Oh, and most of those laws address the problem by defining who goes go what bathroom by presentation.

Of course it's easier for nations with less population (NZ would rank, as a nation, about 14th or 16th or so (depends on who is counting) in US metro areas, or about half the population of either of the two largest urban areas, about the same population as Minneapolis, or San Diego, which is only California's 3rd largest area) and less land area to govern.

Quote from: ƃuıxǝʌ on May 15, 2010, 01:36:15 AM
Well, even though that seems totally ridiculous, at least one trans woman has been asked to photograph her post-op genitals for proof of SRS in her workplace (in order to use the female toilets).

That's horrifying!