Sweeping anti-gay legislation soon to become law in North Carolina

[igotrhythm]

It's also worth noting the terrifying speed with which this bill progressed through the various stages. According to Blue Nation Review, the time from proposition to McCrory's signature was LESS THAN TEN HOURS. Contrast this with the Republicans dragging their feet on stuff like passing a federal budget or confirming a new Supreme Court justice.

[igotrhythm]

Bump because the saga continues. They're actually gutting the disaster relief fund so they can keep fighting this, to the tune of half a million bucks.

http://www.advocate.com/politics/201...traight-people

[TheSaxRunner05]

Well if people die due to insufficiencies in the disaster relief budget, at least they won't be going to hell for supporting transsexuals!
*Troll*

[SpaceGorilla]

not much to discuss
US = free country same for everyone in it
NC trying to disobey that
arguments
maybe some hate crimes/protests
ongoing pursuit of solution
more stupid people in NC
???
profit

[G.S.M]

herp derp

[adlp]

this thread is adlp bait

[adlp]

leave rights up to the states

if the federal government is trying to legislate who can use which bathroom, it's too big

[Rapta]

Originally Posted by Red Blaster

I saw something about this, except it was in Georgia and not NC.
Did I read a bs story?

I live in Georgia and have heard nothing like this. .-.

[Rojaf]

Originally Posted by adlp

leave rights up to the states

if the federal government is trying to legislate who can use which bathroom, it's too big

wait does this include racial segregation?

because that is a pretty sweeping statement and either way it puts you squarely on the wrong side of history, then and now.

[adlp]

guess i shouldnt sweep so wide because obviously im not for segregating skin color

but i am for bathrooms to be segregated by sex, you know like the rest of the sane world does

[Rojaf]

states rights is usually a last resort for people who have no actual argument btw.

[igotrhythm]

Possibly related: The 4th Circuit Court, which has jurisdiction over NC, has ruled that a Virginia transgender high school student cannot be required to use the gender-neutral bathrooms, as doing so violates Title IX. And Gov. McCrory has said he will abide by it.

So that's that argument going up in smoke.

[adlp]

Originally Posted by Rojaf

states rights is usually a last resort for people who have no actual argument btw.

cool

good thing im not the usual

[adlp]

also title ix is bullshit too

[kommisar]

Originally Posted by adlp

guess i shouldnt sweep so wide because obviously im not for segregating skin color

but i am for bathrooms to be segregated by sex, you know like the rest of the sane world does

we have 3 bathrooms in most larger buildings, one for co-ed/trans/non binary gendered people.


and neutral gender is being considered to put into law atm
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/gender...l-id-1.3663111


I think it's pretty sane to respect people.

[Rojaf]

Originally Posted by adlp

cool

good thing im not the usual

yes, your many logical arguments on this subject would suggest that you have valid reasons for denying bathroom use to people whose gender you do not acknowledge for other well explained and thouroughly justified reasons.

[Rojaf]

Originally Posted by adlp

also title ix is bullshit too

uh... no?

[adlp]

oh i definitely acknowledge transgenders who think they are the other of the two genders. the only two in existence

and yes title ix is bullshit, it cut my university's mens soccer and baseball team right before i went to baseball's open tryouts. now we have women's basketball and women's soccer that dont draw a crowd. the supply didnt meet the demand so title ix skewered it and tons of girls at my school are pissed, they dont want to go to women's games either

[korny]

I'm having a very difficult time finding any scientific evidence that supports the claim that transgenderism is a thing, in fact I can only find the opposite. I'm all for respecting people but I find it troubling that the 40% of those who are transgender, wish they had never had post op. I'm aware that post op transgenders are actually in the minority, but if the science available isn't clear, (maybe it is although i struggle to find any) isn't it sort of a moral issue when we allow possibly mentally ill people to willingly mutilate their bodies? Just a random thought

[adlp]

its like indulging peoples' delusions on a wide scale in fear of offending someone. fuck PC culture