▲ 638 ▼ Police Called on Trans Men Using Women's Restroom As Required By Kansas Law (www.erininthemorning.com) submitted 1 week ago by TRAHR@sh.itjust.works to c/news@lemmy.world 115 comments fedilink hide all child comments “As a trans man, I have the immense privilege of blending in. But these laws force me to choose between safety and obeying the law.”
[–] nullspace@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago (2 children) The people who make these laws completely forget that trans men exist. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Taldan@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (1 child) I don't think they care. It's all about scoring cheap political points The fact police weren't even informed about the law says a lot about the priorities permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rumba@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago The fact police weren’t even informed about the law says a lot about the priorities It would be a hard sell to make me believe the police didn't know what was going on here. They're playing innocent in a difficult situation at best. permalink fedilink source parent [–] nightlily@leminal.space 6 points 1 week ago No they didn’t. The point of these laws is exactly what has happened in this article. It’s to force trans people in general to make an impossible choice and be pushed out of existing in public society. There is literally nothing about these laws that is expected to improve anyone’s safety - that’s just the cynical rhetoric used to stop liberals objecting. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Taldan@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (1 child) I don't think they care. It's all about scoring cheap political points The fact police weren't even informed about the law says a lot about the priorities permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rumba@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago The fact police weren’t even informed about the law says a lot about the priorities It would be a hard sell to make me believe the police didn't know what was going on here. They're playing innocent in a difficult situation at best. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago The fact police weren’t even informed about the law says a lot about the priorities It would be a hard sell to make me believe the police didn't know what was going on here. They're playing innocent in a difficult situation at best. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nightlily@leminal.space 6 points 1 week ago No they didn’t. The point of these laws is exactly what has happened in this article. It’s to force trans people in general to make an impossible choice and be pushed out of existing in public society. There is literally nothing about these laws that is expected to improve anyone’s safety - that’s just the cynical rhetoric used to stop liberals objecting. permalink fedilink source parent