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The Right To Pee Peacefully What would occur if someone entered the women’s bathroom and saw a muscular, bearded man standing at the sink; likewise, what if someone entered the men’s restroom and saw a young woman with beautiful long hair waiting for a stall to open up? These two individuals are obviously in the wrong bathroom, but what if they are being forced to use these restrooms? The man happens to have a female reproductive system; even so, he is currently taking testosterone. Testosterone injections help to increase muscle mass, hair growth, and deepen the voice; as a result, someone who is genetically female who takes testosterone can look and sound like a man despite their genitalia. The woman happens to have a male reproductive …show more content…
This fear is completely understandable and it would be ignorant to believe that it isn’t a possibility; but in reality, there is no evidence of this ever happening in any of the states that have already passed laws in favor of transgender bathroom rights. Michael D. Evora, the executive director of Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights; Karen Richards, the Vermont Human Rights Commission; Jim O’Neil, spokesman for the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights in Opportunities; William Hoshijjo, executive director of the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission; John Elder, Minneapolis police spokesperson; and lastly, the Las Vegas Police Department have all said that there has been absolutely no increase in sexual assaults or issues after laws were passed in their states enabling transgendered people to use their appropriate bathrooms (Bianco). Still, many of those who do not believe we should force transgendered people to use the bathroom for their assigned sex at birth, often believe the solution is gender neutral bathrooms. Gender neutral bathrooms sound great in theory and would not only prevent sexual assault, but would give transgendered people places to safely use the restroom. On the other hand, this idea also has flaws, too many for it to actually

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