2016 May 15^th

This is a consideration of North Carolina, Texas and Arkansas passing requirements that all persons use the restroom that correspond to the sex listed on their birth certificates. Isn’t it odd that the right wing people who are pushing this regulation are just the ones to complain about the excessive number of government regulations.  

Just this afternoon I used the restroom at my local bookstore. There was a men’s restroom and a women’s room. I have never been in the women’s restroom but the men’s room, as is the case with most men’s restrooms had a urinal and a stall containing a standard toilet.  The stall had a privacy door. Now if a transgendered person entered this restroom and then entered the enclosed stall how in the world would anyone know that this was a transgendered person? Similarly, with the women’s rest room; if a person enters and goes into one of the enclosed stalls how is anyone to know that this is a transgendered person?

So how will any law about using the restroom corresponding to the sex listed on your birth certificate be enforced? I guess all people visiting North Carolina, Texas or Arkansas will have to be sure they have their birth certificates in hand; either that or they should plan for a very brief stay in the state.

Who will be stationed by the restroom doors to examine these birth certificates? This is a state law so I can’t imagine that local communities will be required to station their police officers by every restroom door to examine the birth certificates of those seeking entrance. I guess the examiners will have to be state employees. Perhaps they will be state troopers nearing retirement who can be given comfortable chairs by the restroom doors. Hey, I’m not being cynical here; I’m just following this nonsense to its logical conclusion.