Are these politicians completely ignorant of the devastating economic consequences that North Carolina experienced after their similar law? This guy must be in a heavily gerrymandered district who would rather make an extreme political statement than serve either the economic or civil rights interests of our commonwealth.
Jennifer Goforth - 7 years ago
Here's some questions for my fellow Virginians, particularly those who reside in Bob Marshall's district 13. How many of your lives have been impacted by sitting in traffic on Rt. 28? How many hours have you lost to that? I've lived in Manassas and Fair Lakes since January 1994, and for the entirety of those 23 years, Rt. 28 has been a commuting nightmare. Why isn't Mr. Marshall introducing legislation that would help with that? Now for the next question: How many of your lives have been impacted by a transgender person using a bathroom stall next to you, doing their business, washing their hands, and getting on with their day? My guess is not at all, because you don't spend time looking at the person in the bathroom stall next to yours and checking out their private parts. Bob Marshall and others like him spend far too much time thinking about other people's genitals. His actual job is to serve all of the people of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and last time I checked, transgender people were people too. Transgender people are not a threat. They are real people with real lives who just want to be allowed to live and work and love and raise families and do all the things that the rest of us do. This proposed bill is a product of ignorance and should be treated like the garbage it is. It is time for the people of district 13 and the rest of the Commonwealth to demand more from our representatives than bigotry and hate.
Sarah - 7 years ago
More GOP politicians than transgender individuals have been arrested for sexual misconduct in bathrooms. Can we please get a bill to protect our loved ones from them?
More often, these bills put women at risk for "gender-poliicing" and women who don't appear feminine enough are assaulted or harassed when trying to use the restroom. Several videos and articles can be found online of these incidents.
really?! we don't have more important things to worry about? this piece of legislation is petty, spiteful, ignorant and useless.
Emma Marks - 7 years ago
This is a drastic solution to a largely imaginary problem that will require schools to violate their students' privacy and endanger those students. Transgendered people are much more likely to be in danger in bathrooms than the rest of us. Harassment and molestation is already illegal. It's embarrassing that this has even been proposed in Virginia. Our lawmakers need to spend more time addressing the many actual problems we truly have and less time blowing hot air about things to incite their base.
ADK - 7 years ago
You've got to be kidding me. This bill is more offensive than the North Carolina law. Bob Marshall is trying to take civil rights back 50 years. I'm praying that the people of Prince William County will wake up and kick him to the curb come November
Donna L - 7 years ago
Seriously, close ALL the bathrooms and start using porta potties and that will solve this absolutely ridiculous issue! Stop catering to a hand full of wannabee opposite sex!
Joyce holmes - 7 years ago
I was molested by a minister in a church. And an uncle. Let people pee where they want.
Are these politicians completely ignorant of the devastating economic consequences that North Carolina experienced after their similar law? This guy must be in a heavily gerrymandered district who would rather make an extreme political statement than serve either the economic or civil rights interests of our commonwealth.
Here's some questions for my fellow Virginians, particularly those who reside in Bob Marshall's district 13. How many of your lives have been impacted by sitting in traffic on Rt. 28? How many hours have you lost to that? I've lived in Manassas and Fair Lakes since January 1994, and for the entirety of those 23 years, Rt. 28 has been a commuting nightmare. Why isn't Mr. Marshall introducing legislation that would help with that? Now for the next question: How many of your lives have been impacted by a transgender person using a bathroom stall next to you, doing their business, washing their hands, and getting on with their day? My guess is not at all, because you don't spend time looking at the person in the bathroom stall next to yours and checking out their private parts. Bob Marshall and others like him spend far too much time thinking about other people's genitals. His actual job is to serve all of the people of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and last time I checked, transgender people were people too. Transgender people are not a threat. They are real people with real lives who just want to be allowed to live and work and love and raise families and do all the things that the rest of us do. This proposed bill is a product of ignorance and should be treated like the garbage it is. It is time for the people of district 13 and the rest of the Commonwealth to demand more from our representatives than bigotry and hate.
More GOP politicians than transgender individuals have been arrested for sexual misconduct in bathrooms. Can we please get a bill to protect our loved ones from them?
More often, these bills put women at risk for "gender-poliicing" and women who don't appear feminine enough are assaulted or harassed when trying to use the restroom. Several videos and articles can be found online of these incidents.
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/01/inclusive-transgender-bathroom-policies-do-not-end.html
really?! we don't have more important things to worry about? this piece of legislation is petty, spiteful, ignorant and useless.
This is a drastic solution to a largely imaginary problem that will require schools to violate their students' privacy and endanger those students. Transgendered people are much more likely to be in danger in bathrooms than the rest of us. Harassment and molestation is already illegal. It's embarrassing that this has even been proposed in Virginia. Our lawmakers need to spend more time addressing the many actual problems we truly have and less time blowing hot air about things to incite their base.
You've got to be kidding me. This bill is more offensive than the North Carolina law. Bob Marshall is trying to take civil rights back 50 years. I'm praying that the people of Prince William County will wake up and kick him to the curb come November
Seriously, close ALL the bathrooms and start using porta potties and that will solve this absolutely ridiculous issue! Stop catering to a hand full of wannabee opposite sex!
I was molested by a minister in a church. And an uncle. Let people pee where they want.