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Trans student’s arrest for violating Florida bathroom law is thought to be a first
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I don't understand the argument for attacks in restrooms. How often does that happen in America?
And how is it that separate washrooms are supposed to prevent it? If a man is going to attack a woman ina restroom, is a sign saying they aren't allowed in really going to stop them if no one else is around?
These laws are stupid and pointless, full stop. There are already plenty of existing laws against doing the sort of things that would actually be harmful. Just having a law to stop someone from entering the "wrong" restroom is stupid because there are plenty of reasons why someone might need to do so, even if they aren't trans or intersex or whatever. Just entering a restroom is not harmful to anyone. And as you point out, this law doesn't stop them if they have the intent to do harm. All it serves to do is give the people in authority an easy way to punish a group they've identified as "bad".