On May 7th a protest was held outside a Target in Layton, Utah. A protest held by a mother of four ,concerned about the safety of her children and other citizens due to the fact that within a five mile radius there were approximately 209 sex offenders.Organizers gathered signatures to ask Target to object to the new directive policy from the Obama Administration.
Many argue that such bills are necessary to protect people's privacy and public safety. A more frequent argument is that allowing transgender women to use women's bathroom can open up the door for sexual predators and perverts that use this bill as an advantage for their own satisfaction.
With the North Carolina House Bill 2 in place homicide and suicide rates have increased amongst transgender people. Transgender people are more likely to be taunted or harassed because of their choice in bathroom. In a recent UCLA study almost seventy percent transgender people have experienced verbal harassment and another ten percent were physically abused, In some instances, this included being forcibly removed from the restroom and even sexually