Today's paper had an article about yet another case of a trans high school student. He was born biologically female, but shortly after puberty declared himself to be male, and changed his name to Max. He got permission to use the boy's bathroom, but is not allowed to use the boys' locker room to change for gym. (This makes no sense to me.) My state leans toward the liberal side in issues such as this, but even here they seem to be confused.
Pennsylvania has a case featuring the reverse argument. A male student sued, saying that his privacy rights were violated when a transgender student was allowed to change in the boys' facilities.
What a can of worms has been opened with this issue. I can think of a good solution for the bathroom problem; just replace all the rest rooms with unisex rest rooms. But what about locker rooms?
Where do you stand on this transgender issue? Why has it emerged and gained so much recognition recently? What did gender dysphoric people do before this? Are we moving toward a gender-neutral society, where eventually everyone will be considered an "it?"
I have also read that some people consider themselves transgender and gay. That is really enough to make my head spin!
Pennsylvania has a case featuring the reverse argument. A male student sued, saying that his privacy rights were violated when a transgender student was allowed to change in the boys' facilities.
What a can of worms has been opened with this issue. I can think of a good solution for the bathroom problem; just replace all the rest rooms with unisex rest rooms. But what about locker rooms?
Where do you stand on this transgender issue? Why has it emerged and gained so much recognition recently? What did gender dysphoric people do before this? Are we moving toward a gender-neutral society, where eventually everyone will be considered an "it?"
I have also read that some people consider themselves transgender and gay. That is really enough to make my head spin!
