"it allows any man who says he feels like a woman to do so, including non transgendered there for nefarious purposes."
the real problem is when a hetero poser walks into the ladies room because they feel like being nefarious.
the law does not "allow" nefarious behavior in public restrooms, it just looks beyond dress to behavior.
when someone gets harassed or treated like a criminal just because they LOOK different, that's hysteria...
the city of charlotte passed a simple local ordinance to protect trans citizens from that treatment ^
the response was all sorts of fantasy how hetero men can now suddenly pretend to be women too.
fact is, nefarious men will be nefarious one way or another without much regard for any laws.
nothing was ever stopping those with a penchant to be nefarious posers from being nefarious posers.
there is no legitimate justification to block anti-discrimination statutes in order to stop posers.
the way to tell the difference between nefarious posers and legit trans is their actual behavior.
when hetero men commit crimes in the bathroom they get held accountable just the same as ever.
including men who would harass young boys in the men's room...
The city of charlotte was having
no problems with the status quo. It was a nonproblem.
The wording of the law was broad and vague and would allow men into the ladies' room on an honor system. Women would have no recourse when a nontransgendered male is in the ladies' room. Since there was not a problem with the status quo (trans were not being harrassed or assaulted in the ladies' room), there was no compelling interest.
It was a feel good law. Somehow, we don't care if a state clearly doesn't feel good about the law. Chaz Bono was not being run out of the men's room and Rue Paul was not being run out of the ladies' room.
We know a drag queen or transgendered when we see them, but there was no uproar. It was not an issue. We would
object to a nontransgendered though, but you'd take that away from us. Why?
We were
policing just fine before the law and transgendereds used the potty of their choice without issue.
It comes across like an FU to people who were showing no disrespect.
It also
removes the defense of calling cops when a nontransgendered is
creeping people out in the toilet.
Now, we can't question him without being demonized and perhaps sued.
So, yes, normal people are going to resist, not just "phobics" and bigots.