Public restrooms for transgenders / transvestites

[Paheli00]

Re: Public restrooms for transgenders / transvestites

@TLK

And I want to be honest with you, I even understand the reason of fear from Muslims. Forget about whites, I don’t fully trust middle eastern Muslims. Trump’s proposal could be questioned, but you can’t question the fear. Similarly, you cant question the fear that Cruz stated. Fear comes out things that are not normal or are unknown. Transgenders using ladies toilet is not a norm. It may take sometime for public to digest it. You just can’t shove it down someone’s throat in the name of civil rights

Like you, I also understand the fear from Muslims. But there is a big difference between the transgender bathroom issue and fear of Muslims. As I said earlier, there is no basis for the fear against transgenders. I agree that the fear is real…but it has no basis. Fear against Muslims on the other hand…with all the suicide bombings and CA shooting (BTW, as you know, they were desis)…I don’t blame American society a bit.

I agree that it will take people to get used to it. Unfortunately, shoving it down their throat is what it’s going to take. Look at the civil rights movement a few decades ago and the backlash against desegregation. If the laws didn’t change to shove it down the throats of those who were against it, who knows where we would be today. Anytime big changes like this have taken place, desegregation/gay marriage etc., it’s never been pretty. But eventually the waves settle down and people move on. The same thing will happen with this bathroom issue.