Post by pavel on May 1, 2016 1:02:08 GMT -6
Rockwall's Anti-Transgender 'Bathroom Bill' Would Levy Heavy Fines Against 'Violators'
Transgender people could face fines of up to $500 for using restrooms according to their gender identity under an ordinance to be considered by the City Council in Rockwall, Texas, on Monday.
The ordinance, submitted by Rockwall Mayor Jim Pruitt (photo), would require people to use restrooms according to their "biological sex," as shown on their birth certificates. It would also bar businesses from allowing trans people to use restrooms according to their gender identity.
"I just think that it's insanity not to have those protections in place," Pruitt, a Republican, told WFAA-TV. "These folks aren't transgender that this is targeting. This is targeting folks of the opposite sex that are going into those restrooms under the guise of being transgender and having access. ... This is not about sexual orientation or anything of that nature. It is about privacy and the protection of our children."
@wfaachannel8 @wffa In the 50's black people were told they could not use white bathrooms, there's no difference. #standingonthesideoflove
— jean k (@jeanmkelly) April 30, 2016
A Rockwall Police Department spokesman told WFAA-TV he couldn't recall any instance of a cisgender man pretending to be transgender to gain access to a women's restroom in the city. According to Buzzfeed's Dominic Holden, "there are no known instances in 17 states and 225 cities with laws banning LGBT discrimination of the policies being used to promote or defend predatory behavior in bathrooms or locker rooms."
Read more: www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/johnwright/texas_city_to_consider_anti_transgender_bathroom_law?recruiter_id=838695
Transgender people could face fines of up to $500 for using restrooms according to their gender identity under an ordinance to be considered by the City Council in Rockwall, Texas, on Monday.
The ordinance, submitted by Rockwall Mayor Jim Pruitt (photo), would require people to use restrooms according to their "biological sex," as shown on their birth certificates. It would also bar businesses from allowing trans people to use restrooms according to their gender identity.
"I just think that it's insanity not to have those protections in place," Pruitt, a Republican, told WFAA-TV. "These folks aren't transgender that this is targeting. This is targeting folks of the opposite sex that are going into those restrooms under the guise of being transgender and having access. ... This is not about sexual orientation or anything of that nature. It is about privacy and the protection of our children."
@wfaachannel8 @wffa In the 50's black people were told they could not use white bathrooms, there's no difference. #standingonthesideoflove
— jean k (@jeanmkelly) April 30, 2016
A Rockwall Police Department spokesman told WFAA-TV he couldn't recall any instance of a cisgender man pretending to be transgender to gain access to a women's restroom in the city. According to Buzzfeed's Dominic Holden, "there are no known instances in 17 states and 225 cities with laws banning LGBT discrimination of the policies being used to promote or defend predatory behavior in bathrooms or locker rooms."
Read more: www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/johnwright/texas_city_to_consider_anti_transgender_bathroom_law?recruiter_id=838695