Transgender Bathrooms

There has been a debate going on as of recent times regarding restrooms and transgender people.  In the past few weeks the debate as gained intensity.  Curt Schilling, a former MLB pitcher who had moved on to do analyst work for ESPN was recently fired for a social media post  regarding transgender bathroom laws that have been passed or are working their way through different state's legislative systems.  Schilling's post depicted a very unflattering image of a transgendered person and the caption "Let him In! to the restroom with your daughter or else you are a narrow minded, judgmental, unloving, racist bigot who needs to die"  It is obvious that Schilling is against allowing transgender person to use the restroom that they most identify with.  He is not alone in thinking either.  On the other hand, there is also a large contingency of people that are in support of changes.

The portion of this story that I think is most interesting is that is shows that there has been a major shift  occurring relative to how transgender people are received in pop culture.  As little as 15 years ago the of topic of  transgender specific bathrooms  and or allowing persons to use the restroom assigned to the gender they identify with was not even open for discussion.  Fast forward to present day, many states have passed laws  requiring public places to accommodate transgendered persons with separate restrooms or allowing them to use the restroom of their choice.

In my opinion, the "debate" is really not a debate at all.  I say this because I define a debate two sides arguing on the same issue.  Sure, on the surface one could say that on the surface it is a debate on bathrooms.  I say though, that it is far deeper than bathrooms and there are major agendas at play here.

Those who argue against the restrooms are mostly the conservative  who want just keep things as they have always been, just for the sake of pushing back on change.  Or they talk about safety concerns stemming from a portion of that population that will take advantage of the laws to prey on others. Those who are arguing for it are the changes respond by saying that with every freedom we grant to the public you always run that risk.  Whether is free speech to the right to own guns.

This debate is far from being put to rest, but at least the debate keeps people thinking about what their own perception of right and wrong are and who has rights and who doesn't have rights!