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[–]worried19[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

the ADA (which of course was drafted specifically to exclude trans people)

I had no idea about that. That's disappointing. I feel like the trans community would benefit from ADA-like provisions when it comes to matters of public accommodation. I'd support a law that required building gender-neutral restrooms and locker rooms alongside single-sex ones. We made those accommodations for disabled people. We should be able to do the same for trans people.

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Yeah it was a compromise that was part of the original passing, language was added excluding us from protections specifically along with pyromaniacs.

[–]worried19[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I read up on it just now. I know it was 1990, but it's sad to see trans people lumped in with criminals.

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It happens.