Obama Supports Transgender Rights In Health Care

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And here is the head scientist of that study telling people to stop misrepresenting it.

http://www.transadvocate.com/fact-check-study-shows-transition-makes-trans-people-suicidal_n_15483.htm

That study was specific to Sweden only. It's purpose was to point out the dearth of almost complete lack of post-surgical care after GRS/SRS surgery in that nation and the effect it was having on trans people.

While trans people do have excessively high suicide rates pre-transition, post-surgery and barring bad treatment (harassment, rape, assault, public shaming) their rates return the same as the general population.

why can't people just let other people pee in peace?

Honestly? Because some people have a need to control others. That's what it all comes down to when you strip away labels like religion, politics, social hierarchy, and the rest. Trans people have been using bathrooms for as long as they've existed - that's documented as somewhere around 2500 years or so - and have not been the cause of trouble. They just want to live their lives, be happy and productive and maybe find love. Just like everyone else. For the most part they have always stayed under the radar out of fear, but also because for the most part they don't want attention. They just want to live their lives.

the attacks on transgendered folk's basic human right to pee in peace remind me a lot of Joseph Welch and the McCarthy hearings, when he had heard enough of tailgunner joe's stiff-armed calumny, and then finally said to him, "at long last, sir, have you no sense of decency?"

Personally, I've found LGBT issues to be very fascinating. I had a professor in college who was, um, how shall we say: very out there. Her area of expertise was gender issues and media representation and she had no problem speaking her mind-- in the most aggressive way possible. She was bisexual, but she had the "butch" style going. Needless to say she was reviled by most students and even a fair amount of other professors. Nothing she proposed, said, or did, effected other people in any way, yet they still loathed her-- and these are intelligent people I'm talking about. My takeaway from that was this: people are exceptionally paranoid about what they don't understand and they're unwilling to invest a single fragment of time trying to understand. That's where the need to control comes from: if one doesn't understand something they feel a loss of control, therefore they will try to establish control.

*I went to a very small liberal arts college of <3k students. To give you an idea of how "out there" my professor was: she was mentioned several times by Ann Coulter on national TV as a barometer of what's wrong with college. Of course Michelle (my teacher) took this as a badge of honor. I liked about every one of my teachers (knowledge addict), but Michelle was probably my favorite because she was smart as could be, a true fighter and scrapper, and pretty much respected everyone even through disagreement-- even when they didn't return that respect. I mean I saw those qualities, and that's all I need to know about her-- I could give a crap who she's attracted to or what sex she is/wants to be, etc. It's a very valuable lesson to learn that the actions and character of a person are what matters, everything else is just an outward illusion, and I'm very grateful she demonstrated that for me.

Thank you for explaining the science I am not up on.

Thank you for explaining the science I am not up on.

I would wait until she was 18 and then surg would be her decision and I would expect her to pay for it.

ALSO, I'm a person too so I would like to feel comfortable in the WOMEN'S bathroom without having to worry about some man in the next stall trying to impersonate a woman just so he can gain access into the women's restroom. To be fair for all - build a damn third bathroom just for transgender then everyone should be happy.

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Exhibit A

http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/04/ ... -bathroom/

Exhibit B

UNBELIEVABLE! I'm NEVER going to Target!

http://wncn.com/2016/04/27/man-records- ... -bathroom/

We're kind of straying from the topic with the bathroom talk, we were talking about whether or not cosmetic surgeries should be mandated that they be covered which is something I disagree with on multiple levels. I'm skeptical that giving hormones of the opposite 'biological sex' to someone will result in a good outcome from a mental health perspective but that's a magnitude less than than amputating a healthy bodily organ which I don't think is covered in Obama's decree.

As for the bathroom, just use the bathroom of that will cause the least trouble. It really should be a utilitarian thing, going to the bathroom should not be a political statement or team activity. If you look like a woman then use the women's restroom, simple as that and no one should be the wiser if you are just there to do your business. I think new buildings probably should have more single use as well as family bathrooms to accommodate everyone.

It all ties in because as*hole in the White House is trying to force NC to abide by these "restroom rules" or they will risk not getting federal funds. Now the government is encroaching on the rights of others and it's all so they can get votes.

it's just election year desperation by the establishment looking for a distraction, the Democrats are not on the winning side of a lot of issues so they want to make the race all about identity politics any way they can. Trump wisely just sidestepped the whole thing, it was a trap. It's kind of like who Barack Obama suddenly saw the light about gay marriage when he was running for reelection in 2012 once public polling on the issue turned around.

Here's Barry in 2004 on gay marriage



here's Hillary too

This is exactly why I think ALL states should secede and make their own laws. Get government out entirely.

Without government stepping in to assure civil rights, there'd still be segregation.

I don't trust Bitterbart even as far as I could throw them.
As for those examples, the fact is, that sort of behavior will always be illegal, no matter how many laws protect transpersons. The important point is, no transperson has EVER sexually assaulted anyone else in a bathroom facility. If anything, transpersons are the ones at risk for violence at the hands of homophobic and transphobic bigots, which has unfortunately been demonstrated again and again.