Possible Response Questions:
• Share your thoughts on the transgender bathroom debate.
• Select a passage and reflect on it.
Through your readings, discussions, etc.., what have you learned so far about the impact of the Holocaust? ...the effect of stereotypes, prejudices, racism? ....the effect of the images on the wall?
(What I am looking for in your response is more than just a basic reflection of sorts, but a DEEPER demonstration of your comprehension of this content. I am looking for impactful and relevant responses to show your unyielding capability of synthesizing information together in providing a well-written response.
Personal opinion about the issue itself, we should have it required that there should be a family bathroom including the two gender bathroom. It's a bit of give and take from both sides, but in the end both are happy. This is not to say either side is right in their opinions. You have one side saying that their rights are being limited (LGBT), and you have the other side saying that it violates others safety (LGBT opposition). We have to respect both sides in a matter as delicate as this one. The solution given is one that can lead to discrimination very easily. So I say this one with a lot of hesitance. If we are not careful then it might lead us back to the path predating 1960's in the United states, where an entire race was forced with discrimination. Though I think we should look at the bigger picture. I believe that the entirety of the debate about this issue is as important as the Human Rights movement, the ending of slavery, the pressure for the Bill of Rights. Even though the topic of the debate is almost comical compared to these issues, how we handle this is how this generation will handle its problems. This generation will have to learn how to deal with the issues at hand. Do we simply label people, like how the side in opposition of the LGBT community has with their "mental illness". Do we simply give in to what people want without any room for the opposition as the LGBT community has done? We shouldn't try to press down on people for their beliefs, limit people's rights, not listen to the other side, not try to come to a reasonable agreement. It's not just a one group human rights issue, it's the entirety of how this country will deal with issues of human rights for the entirety of the human race.
ReplyDeleteThese are my thoughts on the transgender bathroom debate. Honestly, I'm not sure why people oppose it. Transgender people literally pose no threat to anything. The notorious bathroom bill (or House Bill 2) states that people may only use restrooms of the sex on their birth certificate. Apparently, 31 states including North Carolina have the House Bill 2 as an actual law. As to why is beyond me. The most common thing is that some people seem to think allowing transgender people into the restrooms of their preferred sex poses a threat and danger to those in the restroom of their biological sex. That is just not true. Sure, there’s some old creeps who dress in dresses and go into women’s bathroom just for . . . well, one can guess, but that’s such a vast minority. Apparently, some people also seem to think if someone is transgender – or anywhere on the spectrum of LGBT – they have a mental disorder. Which just is still not true. People shouldn’t be discriminated for their preferred gender. It’s just completely illogical. If it is clear that someone who is transgender poses a threat to their bathrooms – which odds are really low – then maybe we will need to make some adjustments. But they’re not. Not now. Why repeal something saying it is bad even if it doesn’t affect people much, if at all? . . . I must repeat, I never did understand why people are opposed to the LGBT community. Their lives won’t affect you in any way, so just let them go on about their day.
ReplyDeletePerhaps some day in the future the HB2 will be repealed. Remember how people used to not be able to go to certain schools or buildings and so on just because of their skin color? Even if transgender people aren’t discriminated against THAT much, permission to take a whiz in the bathroom of you preferred gender doesn’t seem like too tall an order.
I think the main reason why people oppose the LGBT community is due to religious views, like myself. I don't agree with their way of life at all but I agree that people shouldn't go so far that it would be seen as discrimination or hate. I don't hate people of the LGBT community and I understand that they simply want to use the bathroom of their preference like anyone else based off their gender. But the fact that it could possibly cause harm, like those "old creeps" deciding to start snatching up girls like myself in the bathroom, is enough to make anyone uncomfortable and against the bill. So this is definitely a hard case because both sides want their rights but also want to remain safe as well.
DeleteI stand with the group of people who think letting transgenders use the bathroom of their choice being unsafe. In the article it says that they haven't had any cases in other states where transgender people would assault people but that doesn't mean it couldn't ever happen. The world is crazy and I believe that it wouldn't be too long after the law is passed, for transgenders to use bathrooms of their choices, to take a dangerous turn. In the article, it also talks about how transgenders themselves can be assaulted and harassed as well. Now, I don't think anybody should be treated disrespectfully but I also feel as if every sin has a consequence that you would have to put up with if that's the life you want to live. Yes I said it, in the Bible it says being gay is an abomination and you are suppose to accept yourself as God made you. I know a lot of people would put up an argument with me on that but a sin is an sin, and sins come with consequences. Don't mistaken, them being transgender doesn't bother me, I can not judge. They themselves would have to answer to God for it not me, but someone being in the same bathroom as me knowing they were once a man, or is a man, would make me very uncomfortable, along with other women, I'm sure. I don't agree with transgender people not deserving protection though. Even though they are living in sin, they shouldn't be looked down upon and treated unfairly. I don't think these people are "mentally ill" because they perceive themselves to be a different gender, I just think they need help spiritually. I feel the same way about children who identify themselves as transgender as well. I think their just confused, still trying to find themselves or need spiritual help. Rather they take the spiritual help is up to them. Once again, we all have to answer to God for our sins but it's worth a try to help. As far as the whole transgender bathroom debate goes as a whole, I really hope that the law isn't passed in NC. It'll be better for the safety of everyone. I hope no one take my opinions as being offensive.
ReplyDeleteThat was a very interesting argument. The implement of theology was an interesting addition to the mix. I find it interesting that your argument in, addition to it being unsafe, was the Bible. Though it is compelling how you were saying that people feel uncomfortable with a person that was once the opposite gender being in the same bathroom as them. That is one argument that needs to be further explored before laws are passed. Do we protect the few, or the many?
DeleteThere shouldn’t even be a need for a debate, it is wrong to deny a person who is different because of how closed-minded people view them. Transgender people are as human as anyone else. People don’t claim to be transgender so that they can go into bathrooms and take advantage of others, people are transgender because they feel more like themselves when they are opposite from the gender they are born as.
ReplyDeleteLetting children identify as children is not harmful. As a child you begin to become aware of who you are, people realize their sexuality, people realize that they may be unique compared to others, and people may even realize that they were born as the wrong gender. Jazz Jennings is a 16 year old girl who was born as a boy, she realized that she was a girl at the age of 5 and has lived as one ever since. Being transgender is only deemed harmful to people who aren’t educated on the topic.
Everybody on this Earth deserves and needs protection, no matter your race, religion, background or even sex. Anybody who says that transgender people shouldn’t protected should think about their family, they would want their mom, dad, sister, brother, and everyone else in their family safe and protected from harm. Transgender people aren’t mentally ill things, they are healthy people whose gender didn’t match their body at birth, and they are loved by someone who wants them safe. In the dictionary sick is defined as a person or thing afflicted with ill health or disease; ailing. Being transgender is not a disease or mental illness, being transgender is just being a human.
I think this is a good point you made. I also agree that transgenders should have the same rights as others. I believe that they deserve just as much respect as others. I like how you included real facts in your claim.
DeleteI believe this is a touchy subject. I am torn between both sides because in a sense I see how this could be an issue but I also don't see how we should tell someone which bathroom they should go to. If man feel like a woman and dress like a woman then she should be able to choose what bathroom they want to use. But I also see the caution behind letting them use the women's bathroom. We kind of have to think about the precautions of the children that also used the bathroom. I feel that we should judge a person on which bathroom they should use if they appear and absolutely feel that they are more like the other gender. In addition how would we really know if someone is man or female if they dress like and look like the other gender. I feel that if there have been no reports about harmful situations in bathrooms regarding to transgenders then there shouldn't be a problem with it now. I feel that this situation is sort of putting down transgenders and making them feel that something is wrong with them. I feel that this makes them believe that they are not accepted and are outcast. I understand that the bill was created to keep people safe but the way they are going about it makes it seem like they are accepted in society.
ReplyDelete