Men & Women are NOT equal

While I feel women should be given equal opportunities I don't feel the rules should be bent to allow them to qualify for certain positions. In the military there are specific qualifications for a reason...to keep everyone safe...if you're not "man enough" to pass the existing tests, we shouldn't have to dumb it down for you.

Britain's claims to have their first female on the front lines but this guy is not a woman at this point so I'm not counting him as a female on the front line.

Wanting to be the opposite gender isn't sick or disgusting but I wouldn't want to trust my life to someone that is experimenting with their health (hormone therapy, et) in the midst of deployment.

There are just some jobs that are better suited to one gender or the other. It's not sexist, it's just fact.

*&^% You and Your Lifestyle

As you may be able to tell by the title, this has really pissed me off. A trans person was denied an AirBNB accommodation by the host, because they were transgender. Quite frankly, I think the host response was very polite and respectful. Something this "lady" clearly doesn't understand.

I'm so sick of these liberal morons that demand tolerance and acceptable for themselves but refuse to give that courtesy to others. I don't give a flying rats ass how you live your life but I'm sick and tired of it being shoved in my face every day of my life. And even better, if I don't agree with your lifestyle and bow to your every whim, I'm a bigot and a homophobic prick.

No, what I am is someone that feels a certain way about something and just because I respect your right to live a certain way, doesn't mean I have to agree with it or allow it into my home.

You liberal bastards need to get off your high horses and practice what you preach. If you expect tolerance and respect, then you need to learn to give in equal measure. I don't have to break my own moral code just to make sure you don't feel excluded.

I'm more than accepting of multiple lifestyles and if it's not hurting me, I don't care what you do but to all you assholes that are just threatening action because everyone else in the world isn't bowing to your wishes....FUCK YOU!

The bathroom drama continues

A Facebook post from an unknown source is being shared online that says it's stupid to worry about a pedophile being in the bathroom with your daughter because they've been in the bathroom with your sons and you've never been worried about that.

False... They still can't grasp why people are against this. I don't give 2 $hits about a legit transgendered person using the bathroom of the gender they identify with. They are less than 1% of the population and the chances of anyone being in the bathroom with them is small.

Now, everyone read carefully:
Those against allowing this wide open bathroom policy are concerned about the legal ramifications that will arise when these pedophiles, who are not trans, are caught doing nefarious things in the bathroom of the opposite sex.

*There are more sexual predators than trans people. This law only helps those offenders find a legal way out of prosecution.

*Don't pretend this "fake" transgendered situation isn't happening. IT IS HAPPENING! Get your head out of the sand.

*The stores don't have a clear definition of what they are allowing. In recent videos some target employees stated it was OK for a man, dressed as a man, to use the women's bathroom, no questions asked. That's not what was intended when this mess was started.

Stop helping the predators

Haley Power had this to say on facebook.

I shared a bathroom with a transgender woman today. I had my 3 babies, a duffel sized diaper bag, 2 dirty diapers and 0 patience. I also had 0 handguns and my husband, a voting republican, was certainly not there. Do you know what ghastly things happened to me? She handed me my wipes when I dropped them off the table. She had the audacity to smile at me and tell me that my children are beautiful. Then she proceeded to act all nonchalant and walk in a stall to do her business. Crazy right! You know what didn't happen? I didn't get molested! I wasn't grabbed inappropriately, and I actually didn't feel scared! Using a bathroom at a gas station with no door makes me feel scared. Using a bathroom at a drive in movie theatre puts me in a compromising situation. Using the bathroom with a transgender woman (who has been victimized the better part of her life I am sure!) who APOLOGIZED TO ME FOR POTENTIALLY MAKING ME UNCOMFORTABLE didn't scare me at all, though? I have cried for her, to her, and about her all afternoon. People! Your wives and daughters aren't safe in a public restroom as it is! If you believe that criminals obey the law, then I am certain you're voting to abolish guns for the protection of your family, too? Right? Wait.... Use your common sense, stay alert, and be so cautious of your surroundings, but especially of your words. If you put your hate out into the world, it might just turn around and be your little boy who decides that he is a woman one day. Stop the hate!

My response is this: It's not the transgendered folks you have to be afraid of. It's those pretending to be, and there have been several stories of this happening. Will a law protect them from prosecution? Until someone can tell me how to tell them apart, I'm not going to be in favor of this.

I want to know what transgendered people were doing before the law. I'd imagine they were using whatever bathroom reflects the gender they identify with and nobody was the wiser. I'd like to know why this has become such a hot topic all of the sudden? The trangender population is tiny (less than 1% I believe) compared to the overall US population so I find it hard to believe that many trans people are even having issues with this.

Yes, criminals break laws so let's not make laws in their favor when they decide to prey upon us.

Transgender Bathrooms, Give me a break

It's pretty sad that we need a law that says which bathroom people can use. I'd be willing to bet a good number of people, at least females, have been in a public restroom at the same time as a transgendered person and never even knew it.

Transgendered people want to be treated the same and be allowed to use the same bathrooms based on the gender they identify with...what bathroom were they using before? I'd imagine they used the bathroom associated with the gender for which they identify and nobody was the wiser. Why is this now a problem?

Who brought this all out in the open and started all the ruckus? If you want to be treated the same, then you need to stop drawing attention to what you perceive as bias against you. Most people wouldn't even know you're transgendered unless you tell them, or you're one that's super flamboyant but...that's your own issue to deal with, right?

I'm sure things have been fine up to this point but now that you want to make a law to protect trans people from discrimination you're opening the door to a whole herd of sexual predators that will use this as a way to gain access to more victims, some of them children. Is that really what you want?

How are we to know the difference between a legit trans person and a sexual predator? Are you willing to take your safety for granted and just take their word for it? I'm not saying the trans community would do this...I'm saying the sex offender community will...for sure! Passing this law will only make it easier for them to get away with it and harder for us to prosecute them for it.

Male or Female...how do we decide?

I understand that there are people in the midst of transitioning from one sex to the other. That's you're choice and I really don't care what you're preference is. What I DO care about is the attempt to force me to use a public restroom with people that are NOT anatomically the same sex that I am.

There has to be a line that we set to determine who can use which bathroom. As a country, we are not adjusted enough to operate in a unisex bathroom environment. I consider myself pretty open minded but even I think this would be a very awkward experience...especially in the workplace.

My initial thought is that you are still male if you have a penis; however, if you're transitioning you'd be dressed like a woman. So, how does that work? You'd look like a woman but have male equipment so no matter which restroom you use, things are going to be (potentially) awkward for someone.

A unisex bathroom is the only answer, as far as I can see. This would be open to anyone that doesn't mind sharing and should be clearly marked so nobody wanders in accidentally and then gets all offended because they couldn't read the signs.

Wait, let's think about this for a moment. How long has this been going on with no issue? How long have male cross dressers been using women's restrooms without any backlash? Why, because most people don't look at each other that closely in the bathroom. Most of us would have never even known what sex you were if you hadn't made such a fuss of drawing attention to yourself.

If you're dressed like a woman and plan to sit to do your business, use the ladies room.

If you're dressed as a male and plan to stand (or do #2), use the men's room.

Most folks aren't paying that close attention to the others in the bathroom with them. If they are, they may be the sickos that we need to be watching out for.