Quote "It is shameful that people are currently demonising all transgender people as predators."
The point is others are taking advantage of the situation. In the stories I posted the men were not transgendered.
The point is this legislation has a direct negative effect on an already stigmatised group of people. Single-sex bathrooms don’t prevent sexual (or other forms) of assault. If a predator wants to take advantage of someone, they will do it regardless of what the sign on the door says.
Quote "The rhetoric also seems to imply that all men are predators or potential predators, too. Which is sexist."
Not all men are predators, but it only takes one that is to molest a child and murder them. A real man would want to protect his family and not have men he doesn't know around his women and children. Unfortunately its that type of world.
Not all adults are predators, but it only takes one to molest a child/murder a child. Does this mean bathrooms should be age-restricted? Does this mean we ignore that men can molest/murder boys and that women can molest/murder girls?
Quote "And it conveniently ignores that people can be abused by those of their own sex."
No it doesn't. We're not talking about abuse in general,we're talking about abuse that is taking place in restrooms. I haven't seen news reports or heard of women sexually assaulting other women and children in restrooms. But I have seen the reports increase since this transgendered issue has come up.
We’re talking about abuse in bathrooms. ‘There is no evidence that gender-segregated bathrooms are “safer” for cisgender women than unisex bathrooms. And besides, there are laws protecting people from criminal conduct in public restrooms. If anything, a concern for safety weighs in favor of bathroom accessibility. Transgender people face a uniquely high degree of harassment—53% of 6,450 transgender people reported being harassed or disrespected in a place of public accommodation in a recent survey conducted by the National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.’ [lambda legal]
Gender-neutrality is no worse for cis women and children, but gender-segregation can have a huge impact on the lives of trans individuals.
Quote "Perhaps we should divide bathrooms by age, sex, gender and sexual orientation."
Perhaps we should leave bathrooms the way they are. Just because 10% of people decide they suddenly want to pretend to be a woman doesn't mean we as tax payers need to provide a special bathroom for them. You're a man,use the mens room or use the bathroom before you leave home. The next thing we're going to have 60 restrooms so we don't offend anyone. Its utter nonsense.
The rights of a minority shouldn’t be decided by the majority. Also, please don’t be transphobic. It reflects poorly on you and it is insulting for trans individuals who may visit this site.