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LGBT News South Dakota passes student bathroom bill

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    South Dakota Is The First State To Pass A Transphobic Student Bathroom Bill

    Absolutely vile that kids are being targeted like this.
     
    #1 GeeLee, Feb 17, 2016
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    And thus it begins.

    In all seriousness, this will be bashed down when the lawsuits start coming in.
     
    #2 Matto_Corvo, Feb 17, 2016
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    I'm sure South Dakota have more pressing matters than "oh no sir you can't pee in THAT toilet" that they should be attending to. I honestly feel like we're in a comedy movie.
     
    #3 XVI, Feb 17, 2016
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    I don't know, have you ever been to South Dakota? The whole Dakotas and Eastern Montana area is essentially a barren wasteland - and threatening queer people is a favorite pastime...
     
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    This legitimately makes me nervous, as a trans student not out to administration yet (not in SD, though)
    Pity. South Dakota is so pretty, too.
     
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    Welp. That happened. :frowning2:

    In all seriousness, what's next? What's going to happen with the passing of this?
    I feel very concerned. :/
     
    #6 Natasha Elyssa, Feb 17, 2016
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    I'm worried about a bit of a domino effect here, If one state falls to this stupidity will the rest succumb to a similar fate?
     
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    Yes, that is my legit fear. Actually had a nightmare about it the other night.
     
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    But how are they going to seriously enforce this? ID checks? Groping? HOW are they going to figure out if the girl in that toilet stall has a penis or a vagina.
    That's what I want to know.
     
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    Do all the homophobes join the republican party? Seriously? And when the first trans woman gets the crap beaten out of her for entering a men's toilet or the first trans man gets arrested for entering a woman's toilet...it'll be all their fault...For not being "normal" FFS!!

    And then there's the ones who aren't trans but have characteristics of the other sex who will be attacked...

    Republicans. Ignorant cowards...
     
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    Well at least many towns in mass have bathroom of choice laws...
     
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    This bill is so unacceptable and cruel. I have never visited South Dakota and I dont want to bash another state as I am sure there are kind and decent people in South Dakota that think this bill is vile and full of hate. I know South Dakota is not a liberal place but there has to be some towns that are accepting and not hateful towards others.Does anyone know how conservative the governer is? I am hoping he vetoes this bill.
     
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    The college where I live has bathrooms called 'Safe Zones' for trans
     
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