It's all about the toilets

[carly_kai]

 

I found the article It's all about the toilets: Annise Parker's transgender order causes protest to be disturbing in many ways- mostly due to the attitudes expressed.




 

A segment of the article written by culturemap Houston:

The orders, which added gender identification to race, creed, color, sex, national origin, age and disability as protected classes that city officials may not discriminate against, and allowed transgender individuals use the restroom of the sex with which they identify, were enforceable from the date of signing.

Steve Riggle, senior pastor of Grace Community Church told Christian Post that “Forcing women in particular using city facilities to be subjected to cross-dressing men invading their privacy is beyond the pale and offensive to every standard of decency.” Riggle, like many of the figures speaking out, is a member of the conservative Houston Area Pastor Council, the same group that launched vehement attacks against Parker during her mayoral campaign based on her sexuality.

But as the Houston Chronicle notes, as far as bathrooms are concerned, the order affects only city officials, not members of the public using city facilities. An ordinance, not an executive order, would be required to implement the policy outside of municipal government workplaces.

Transgender Foundation of America director Cristan Williams responded the the criticism, noting that "Of course it remains unlawful for men to go into the women’s restroom. This order stops the institutionalized practice of forcing transgender females, like myself, into restrooms where males are in a state of undress ... Pretending that the City has made it legal for men to hang out in the women’s restroom is preposterous, disingenuous and, well, nutty.”

From Notmybathroom.com, a group opposed to the Missoula City Council anti-discrimination ordinance:

Under the Portland , Oregon Gender Identity Law, a cross-dressing sex offender entered a woman’s locker room and was arrested while changing clothes in front of children there. With this ordinance it appears that the police would be in violation of the law if they arrested the pervert. Without the gender identity law, the perpetrator would not have had such easy access to the female locker room.

We do care about them (transgender people) and understand that some feel uncomfortable using restrooms in the City of Missoula. We do not believe the answer to that problem is to make all the women and children uncomfortable in the restrooms in the City of Missoula. That would not be wise. Certainly, allowing men in the woman's restroom would make all parents uncomfortable and certainly take away the privacy of the women and children who use those bathrooms.

This is the same group that offers this gem of wisdom:

Remember, the Catholic Church did not have a problem because they allowed molesters to become Priests. They suffered horrendous damage because they allowed homosexuals to become Priests.

Comments

[msstacy13.livejournal.com]

One wishes to flush those toilet fish into a septic tank.
*sigh*

[jessie-c.livejournal.com]

I really wonder what colour the sky is on their planet, and how strong the kool-aid is they've been drinking.