Why we need "bathroom bills"

[kengr]

First we have someone in a state without gender identity protections (in fact where the law says you have to use the bathroom your genitals match)
http://community.livejournal.com/transgender/2052887.html

As several folks point out, having her have to use the mens room is incredibly unsafe.

Here we have an employer trying it in a state that *dies* protect gender identity.
http://community.livejournal.com/transgender/2054367.html

As several folks point out, the employer is in violation of the law (I even found a link to a statement on the state Human Rights Commission's web site that directly addresses the issue.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Hmm, I wonder if the words "hippa violation" would help quell the spread of personal medical information at those places of employment...