The reason for bathroom segregation is to stop sexual assault. But if anyone can just claim to be transgender that safety measure (which is flawed anyway because of homosexual sexual assault, which also exist) fails.
Experts In 12 States And Cities With LGBT Protections Debunk The “Bathroom Predator” Myth. Experts – including law enforcement officials, government employees, and advocates for victims of sexual assault – in states and cities with LGBT nondiscrimination laws have debunked the “bathroom predator” myth, calling it baseless and “beyond specious.” None reported incidents where sexual predators had taken advantage of LGBT nondiscrimination protections. [Media Matters, 3/20/14]Washington Blade: Law Enforcement Officials In Delaware, Maryland, And Washington, D.C., Report No Issues From Nondiscrimination Laws. The Washington Blade contacted law enforcement officials in Washington, D.C., Delaware, and Maryland – all of which have LGBT nondiscrimination laws – to ask if the “bathroom predator” myth had come true. Law enforcement officials reported that their civil rights laws hadn’t been linked to any crime. A public information officer with the Baltimore Police Department called the “bathroom predator” talking point “the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard.” [Washington Blade, 3/31/16]Texas Experts Debunk The “Bathroom Predator” Myth. Experts – including law enforcement officials, government employees, and advocates for sexual assault victims – from three Texas cities with LGBT nondiscrimination ordinances debunked the “bathroom predator” myth, citing empirical evidence and experience working with sexual assault victims. [Media Matters, 10/15/15]Florida Experts Debunk The “Bathroom Predator” Myth. Experts – including law enforcement officials, government employees, and advocates for sexual assault victims – from 10 different Florida cities and counties with LGBT nondiscrimination ordinances debunked the “bathroom predator” myth, citing empirical evidence and experience working with sexual assault victims. [Media Matters, 1/12/16]
Seventeen School Districts Debunk “Bathroom Predator” Fears About Protections For Transgender Students. Seventeen school districts across the country, representing over 640,000 students, have implemented nondiscrimination protections allowing transgender students to use the facilities that correspond with their gender identity. None of them have experienced issues concerning inappropriate bathroom use. [Media Matters, 6/3/15]Four North Carolina Universities Debunk The “Bathroom Predator” Myth. Davidson and Guilford colleges and Elon and Wake Forest universities have policies allowing transgender students to use the restrooms and facilities that correspond with their gender identity. None have reported negative incidents concerning bathroom access as a result of their nondiscrimination policies. [Media Matters, 4/5/16]Six California School Districts Report No Inappropriate Behavior After Implementing Protections For Transgender Students. Media Matters contacted officials from a number of California’s largest school districts to determine if predictions about issues arising from providing protections for transgender students had proved accurate in the first month of a statewide school nondiscrimination law. None of the school districts reported incidents of harassment or inappropriate behavior as a result of the law. [Media Matters, 2/11/14]
National Sexual Violence Resource Center: The “Bathroom Predator” Myth Perpetuates “False Narratives,” Making It Harder To Prevent Sexual Assault. Laura Palumbo is the communications director at the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) and a longtime expert on sexual violence prevention. In an interview with Media Matters, Palumbo explained that the “bathroom predator” myth perpetuates false narratives about sexual violence, making it harder to prevent sexual assault. Palumbo said the myth operates off of the “wrong assumption that we know who predators are and what they look like or what they behave like. Most people who experience sexual violence are harmed by someone that they know and trust.” Palumbo herself has “never heard of … instances” nor “seen any research” to substantiate the transgender bathroom boogeyman. [Media Matters, 4/21/16]
Houston Chronicle’s Lisa Falkenberg: “Bathroom Predator” Talking Point Is An “Urban Myth.” Pulitzer Prize-winning Houston Chronicle columnist Lisa Falkenberg reached out to state and local experts across the country to ask if the “bathroom predator” myth had proved accurate in cities and states with LGBT nondiscrimination protections, concluding that the talking point is an “urban myth.” [Houston Chronicle, 8/22/15]Crosscut’s Independent Investigation Debunked The “Bathroom Predator” Myth With Evidence From Nevada, Oregon, And Hawaii. The independent nonprofit journal Crosscut contacted officials in Nevada, Oregon, and Hawaii, three states with LGBT nondiscrimination laws, to ask if the “bathroom predator” horror story had proved accurate. Officials from all three states reported that their civil rights laws hadn’t been linked to crimes in public bathrooms. [Crosscut.com, 2/10/16]PolitiFact North Carolina: We Haven’t Found Any Instances Of Predators Using Transgender Protections As Cover In The United States. PolitiFact North Carolina investigated claims made by Equality NC’s executive director, Chris Sgro, who said that many large cities have LGBT nondiscrimination protections and that there “have not been any public safety issues in those other communities.” According to PolitiFact North Carolina’s research, there haven’t been a single case of someone using transgender nondiscrimination laws as a cover for criminal activity. [North Carolina Politifact, 4/1/16]
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