It seems to me like my opinion has gotten a lot of opposition from the super politically correct crowd (who funnily enough I've been more often in agreement with than anything else in other threads and on other issues) and that what I have received is people arguing from the stand point of simply because I have issues/questions on the law that I must be wrong, that Im afraid of the "boogeyman" and ignoring the risks of transgenders. And to be honest I think for a lot of people who sit on the fence or haven't formed an opinion on the issue, it makes your side less agreeable. Life is not in absolutes. It is possible to have laws that enable the proper people who need access in and the people who shouldn't out. And questioning the current wording wether it be area specific to one small state or if it where countrywide here in Canada does not make someone opposed to protecting transgenders rights and safety.
To be honest I had no idea laws like this had been in place for a long time to allow you to chose washrooms/change rooms on gender identity. All it takes is one idiot like the one from the article in the OP and a lot of people can now push boundaries they never knew existed if there isn't the proper wording in place. I have not seen one person in here state that people who legitimately are transgendered shouldn't be allowed access, but just like anything in life there needs to be limitations. I will admit that my previous comments of if you have a penis you should only be in the men's change room may of been off or a little too harsh on the scale as my main argument has been to prevent men who otherwise are completely men on the outside including their attire (which is funny as how you dress shouldn't really have any bearing on who you are) from being able to on the basis of claiming being transgendered have the ability to access women's change rooms and washrooms. I'd imagine a man dressed as a women but otherwise completely a man would receive both positive and negative attitudes in either change room regardless, so which ever one they would feel more comfortable in, who am I too say really. But there has to be some sort of requirement for it too not be something that can be exploited.
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