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Stupidest take Ive seen in a long time. People apparently dont think for a second before upvoting.
Forcing trans people to use restrooms they arent comfortable with is a problem but this is most definitely not a valid solution.
Let's be real, the bathroom itself isn't the problem. No one is uncomfortable with the physical facilities. So, forcing trans women to use a bathroom with people they aren't comfortable sharing a bathroom with is bad but forcing cis women to share a bathroom with people they aren't comfortable sharing a bathroom with is totally ok, right? If the single, ungendered bathroom isn't the most equal solution then this whole issue isn't about equality.
EDIT: To be clear, before the extremists inevitably pile on, I am very much for equality and trans right and have been since before most of the current cabal of extremists were born. As a cis man I don't care who I'm peeing next to but I can understand why a cis woman might have reservations about sharing a bathroom with someone who has as penis.
So your solution to a problem affecting a small minority is to use huge amounts of tax money to extend the problem to everyone, fixing it for none?
What precisely is your interpretation of Falkner's assertion that trans people should lobby for a "third place"?
Its using huge amounts of tax money not solving a problem, but at least it wouldnt create one for millions of people.
Labeling me a troll will NOT silence me. If you're not here to have a good faith discussion, leave.
How does gender neutral washrooms not solve the problem?
I misinterpreted parts of your comment and already edited it before you finished yours.
Nevertheless, Im a little confused about your stance. You literally wrote in your comment that it would make women uncomfortable by forcing them to share restrooms with men. It would solve the problem for (some, definitely not most) trans women and create the same problem for 100 times the number of cis women.
In my comment, the problem is actually the physical spaces themselves. Many washrooms, especially those in North America and most especially in the US, provide very little privacy or safety.
The washrooms would need to be redesigned so that the entrances had no doors, so that the sink area was very open, and so that the toilets were located in enclosed, private stalls. Urinals would have to be located out of sight in a separate area, perhaps around a corner.
The issue now is that washrooms are poorly designed and women don't want to be in a washroom with men. Forcing a small number of trans women to use a washroom with men is no different than forcing cis women to share a washroom with biological men. We need a solution that takes those issues away and well designed gender neutral washrooms are the solution. No one can be excluded.