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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]...and their desire to use the gender they identify with bathrooms.

I am a conservative. I don't think lesbian, homosexual, or bisexual behavior is morally appropriate. However, I respect their right to choose the lifestyle they want. Transgenders asking to use womens bathrooms when they are biologically male seems an entirely different application. The last thing I want to see is a man in the womens bathroom. What exactly will transgenders do- will they need/use urinals? Is this in our future? [/quote]

OP, I don't understand your question. Are you asking

-what is transgender identity?
-why do people who are transgender want to use the bathroom appropriate to their gender?
-am I going to have to see a man in the women's bathroom?

If you want to understand transgender identity, then I think the best place to start is reading things that people who are transgender have written. You might try Jennifer Finney Boylan.

If you're asking the second question, then the answer is -- for the same reason that you want to use the bathroom appropriate to your gender. You need to use the bathroom, and you want to do so safely and with a minimum of fuss.

If you're asking the third question, then the answer is -- no, not if you agree that people should be able to use the bathroom appropriate to their gender. On the other hand, if you insist that people must use the bathroom that goes with the gender on their birth certificate, then yes, you might see men in the women's bathroom. Although more realistically the men will probably just try to avoid using public bathrooms altogether. And that's a cruel thing to do to a person, in my opinion.[/quote]

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