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Originally Posted by Fighting Banana Slug
Gotcha. No need to legislate better access until the finances improve.
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That's not the point he made though at all.
The increased media attention to transgender-related issues is more likely to result in new legislation, regulations and follow-up actions much faster than the issues of the disabled, strictly because of this attention level and not because of the number of people these actions would affect. That's the real concern. Saying, both issues are equally important is not helping. Yes, they are equally important to the people affected. But no, they are not equally important to the country, in general. The legislative action and follow-up should be directed to address the needs of the larger group first. Defining government priorities based on media attention to a juicy story of male nudity in a women-only spa would be wrong.