Public Restrooms Should Be Public Facilities - 2153 Words

Where do you go to the bathroom when you are in North Carolina? Public restrooms should be available to all people in the public. North Carolina passed House Bill 2, people are now required by law to use the bathroom that corresponds with the sex on their birth certificate. This was a target for transgender people using public bathrooms. The few exceptions are for custodial purposes, a person needing medical assistance, a minor under the age of seven, and a person that has been temporarily designated for use by that person’s biological sex. This bill also takes away your right to sue the state for discrimination. The problem with this law is that it discriminates against transgender people. The fear is that cisgender males will dress up as†¦show more content†¦The governor has made public statements that this was proposed, passed, and signed into law to overturn Charlottes’ ordinance and to ensure transgender individuals would not be permitted to access public bathrooms. Before the city ordinance could become a law the state passed a law that Jane Wettach states â€Å"nullified local ordinances around the state that would have expanded protections for the LGBT community† (Duke). This law that North Carolina passed allows for discrimination and takes away our rights. When you are discriminated against for your, race, gender, sexual orientation, you are no longer allowed to sue the state for discrimination. Warrants based on logos, ethos or pathos, or values that are assumed to be shared with the listener. Pictures of transgender males in a female bathroom are appearing on the internet. Also, pictures of transgender females in a male bathroom. Get ready to start seeing what looks like a male in the female bathroom and vice versa. How is anybody supposed to know who is transgender and who is in the bathroom to prey on the opposite sex? Police do not have any guidelines for checking if your genitals match your birth certificate. In North Carolina, if you have sex reassignment surgery, then you can have your birth certificate amended. Nevertheless, if you have the surgery and are from a state that does not allow birth certificate amendments, then you still must utilize the