I just read an article last night and it disgusted me. So let me say, I live in Florida, one of the really conservative republican states. The article stated that trans people are no longer allowed to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity if the bill passes (I feel it will). I don't understand that a private space such as a bathroom is such a big issue. I go in to relieve myself or wash my hands, nothing more. Yet I guess they still see us trans as pedophiles for some reason which we are not. We just need to go potty. This is going to cause so much discomfort for people all over the state that are trans. According to the bill you can be punished with 60 days in jail or a 500$ fine for using the bathroom that aligns with your gender identity.

My work has me all over town and if this becomes severely enforced, it means I have to feel super uncomfortable being a woman going into the men's room. Not to mention that makesblife more dangerous for me from others. Like why must these politicians make our lives so difficult? All we want to do is exist, be happy and be ourselves. Why can't they just leave us alone 😒 Why is it alright for the government to discriminate us like this?

I guess I'll be spending time in jail then if this passes, I'm not going into the men's room. I am a women and I'm valid as such. I will still use the bathroom that fits my gender identity. This is why I continue to fight and protest for our rights as trans folks. We don't don't deserve to be treated like lepers by politicians that are suppose to help their people. Instead they do the complete opposite of that.

sigh

Trans men are men and trans women are women. We are valid and we won't be erased