Redstreak 6,653 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Republican Senator C.B. Embry Jr. of Kentucky is introducing a bill he calls the Kentucky Student Privacy Act that would essentially ban all transgender students from using the bathroom. The law would force students to identify their biological s-x and use the appropriate restroom. But here’s the kicker. Embry says that any student who has to suffer the ordeal of seeing a trans person in the bathroom would be entitled to $2,500 for “all psychological, emotional, and physical harm suffered.†You know what? I agree with Embry on this front – there is something disturbing and dangerous going on here, something that continues to be unaddressed. It’s the fact that trans people suffer from the highest murder rates in the LGBT community. From 2008 to 2014, there have been a total of 1,509 cases of reported killings of trans people. That’s excluding beatings, harassment, and, of course, the killings that go unreported. My God, we should be paying trans people just for putting up with us and having the bravery to walk into public spaces every day. Does Embry have any idea what it must be like to feel constantly unsafe? To feel like he could be attacked simply for daring to exist? I’m going to wager that he doesn’t. No, his biggest problem is apparently seeing a trans person in the bathroom. What a luxury. http://bluenationreview.com/gop-senator-wants-ban-trans-students-bathroom-pay-students-look/?ref=00743 Take a moment to think of just flexibility, love, and trust~ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yves 1,891 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Our society :sweep: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild 1,296 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 This would be in my state. Kentucky is a continuous disappoint to me from a political standpoint. Not all of our state leaders or representatives are this conservative (and idiotic) but sadly the majority are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memo 176 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 "Trauma" Meanwhile trans kids have real traumas and are killing themselves because of bullying and this horrible society Sad tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,053 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 What is this? This is foolish. How about trans being traumatic for treated this way?? These politicians didn't think of that for a second. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brainiac 11,171 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 so ****ed up. I can't with this world anymore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcane 208 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 That's outrageous and stupid omg Love Trumps Hate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo 4,410 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 What about the emotional trauma of seeing C.B. Embry's face, or reading his stupid words? I demand compensation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARTPOPisaChoice 946 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 "Trauma"? what about the trauma of being ostracized by our society and given dirty looks and to be assualted and murdered at an astoshingly high rate while the government in some states might decide to pay people if they see you in a public restroom? Wtf? What is America? Why? What about the 49 states where it legal to use fear of transpeople as a plead when you murder a trans person? Hands up to the sky 🌧 I’ll be your galaxy 🌌 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,663 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I have no words. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryhanna 3,507 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Try putting yourself in the shoes of trans people facing this kind of discrimination and hate and then tell me about your "trauma." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
socotra 3,357 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 What about the emotional trauma of seeing C.B. Embry's face, or reading his stupid words? I demand compensation. haha este! He's an idiot and while I understand that he was raised with this ideology and that is not his fault, it is his error for not changing his ways and opening up his mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainingOnMe 7,280 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 How the FUCK would someone be "psychological, emotional, and physical harm suffered" over seeing a human body part on a different face?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batwings 12,957 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 There is SO MUCH I could say about this, but one thing that strikes me as most odd is that this senator belongs to the party that is constantly touting fiscal responsibility and urging measures such as restricting welfare, yet he wants to throw money at people who feel bad because a transgendered person may have seen their hoo-hah in a public bathroom. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Die 1,864 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 There is SO MUCH I could say about this, but one thing that strikes me as most odd is that this senator belongs to the party that is constantly touting fiscal responsibility and urging measures such as restricting welfare, yet he wants to throw money at people who feel bad because a transgendered person may have seen their hoo-hah in a public bathroom. Making an entire minority feel unwelcome is a good thing to invest potentially millions in. I know this ****er's logic. I've seen it personally. Make them feel like the whole world is out to get them...and the problem will correct itself. These are the assholes who rejoice in a transgendered person's suicide. It makes me so angry... Nod if you wanna make love with the enemy. ❤ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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