Arizona Looking to Make Using the "Wrong" Bathroom a Criminal Offense
I'm not sure what's going on in Arizona but I'm left believing that they don't have enough slave laborers in their prisons because there is no justifiable reason to make using the "wrong" bathroom an act that will land you in a cage:
Lawmakers in Arizona are considering a law requiring transgender people to use public toilets of the gender on their birth certificate.
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Penalties could include six months in prison.
Why does the state even care about this? Hell, why does anybody care about this? Is it really that offensive to people that somebody would use the bathroom of the gender they identify with? Considering the number of women I've seen use the men's bathroom when the line at the women's room was too long I can't bring myself to believe most people care either way. I'm guessing this law stems from an act of self-hating politicians. That is to say I think one or more politicians in Arizona get hot and bothered when they see a transgendered person. Since many of those individuals were likely brought up to believe transgendered persons are bad they also hate their attraction and want to find a way to remove the temptation. When you combine politicians with unwanted (by them) temptations you get ridiculous laws.
Honestly, that's the only reason I can fathom for why this law is even being considered.