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Originally Posted by Jack_
On topic - I think the notion that 'pervy' men are going to dress up as women to gain access to their toilets so they can attack someone is problematic on two counts: the first being that as has already been pointed out, many trans people will have been using the 'wrong' bathroom without anyone knowing for decades and I don't think there's much evidence of this being a particularly pertinent problem, and the second that if a man (or a woman, actually) wishes to lurk in a bathroom waiting to attack someone, they will do it regardless. A sign above a door isn't going to stop anyone. Not to mention the fact that most sexual assaults don't take place inside a public toilet at the hand of a stranger, but rather with people you know in a place you're familiar with.
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lol I post this and then this article pops up on my Facebook feed
http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/...e96746917.html
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