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submitted 9 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Utah became the latest state to regulate bathroom access for transgender people after Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed a law Tuesday that requires people to use bathrooms and locker rooms in public schools and government-owned buildings that match their sex assigned at birth.

Under the legislation, transgender people can defend themselves against complaints by proving they had gender-affirming surgery and changed the sex on their birth certificate. Opponents noted not all states allow people to change their birth certificates and that many trans people don’t want to have surgery.

The legislation also requires schools to create “privacy plans” for trans students and others who may not be comfortable using group bathrooms, for instance by allowing them to use a faculty bathroom — something opponents say may “out” transgender children.

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[-] tanja 27 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Could've worked on tackling climate change, inflation, homelessness, (some form of) European style health care, labour rights, or expand public transit, but they choose to discriminate against transgender people for zero gain.

Why are the United States so wird?

And how do you even enforce such a law effectively?
Many people have very good passing, and there have already been (self video-) recorded cases of cisgender people getting "accused" of being trans by some transphobe.

No one even wants these laws, at least most people don't.

And why is the headline so non-judgemental? "Regulates" isn't a good fit for tyranny imo.

[-] Shalakushka@kbin.social 19 points 9 months ago

These laws create an environment where bigots are empowered to point the finger and harass people with the veneer of civic duty. Bigots and shit heels want these laws, and red states seem full of them.

[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Why so weird? I guess a long history of religious zealotry, bigotry, slavery, etc. going back to the very beginning--the initial invasion by British colonists in the late 16th C. Apparently that kind of culture takes more than 500 years to overcome.

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