Damn...

[kengr]

Recently I posted a comment in one of the trans communities about how all the folks against TG rights always go for the "predators" will use the law to go into womens bathrooms.

I said that we ought to hit them with before and after stats from the places that already have such laws. I noted that I'd never heard of anyone doing that and I opined that it didn't fit the mindset of most predators.

Well, the local news just had an item about a registered sex offender who was caught hanging around girls locker rooms in a local park. Wearing women's clothing.

*beats head on desk*

On the other hand, even if the person *was* TG, it wasn't legal for them to be in a *locker room*,. That's one of the exceptions to the law here...

Even so, I shoulda known better. It was like saying "what could possibly go wrong?" :-(

Comments

[scott-sanford.livejournal.com]

I'm sure this varies by location, but in many jurisdictions it's legal to use the other gender's restroom, particularly in cases of great urgency. Occasionally this has surprised previous occupants - although at least anecdotally there's an interesting disparity. Women seem to worry about it more and men seem to be more often surprised by the actual event. I'm not sure if anyone has hard numbers on that.

Not relevant to the sex offender question except to note that there are a lot more normal people with momentary plumbing needs.