Idaho Gov. Signs Nation’s Toughest ‘Trans’ Bathroom Law on ‘Transgender Day of Visibility’

Idaho Gov. Brad Little (R) on Tuesday signed House Bill 752, a law restricting public bathroom use to an individual’s biological sex, set to take effect July 1.

The legislation makes Idaho the first state in the nation to impose criminal penalties for knowingly entering bathrooms designated for the opposite sex in government buildings and public accommodations, including private businesses.

The signing coincided with “Transgender Day of Visibility,” when activists gathered outside the statehouse to protest, the Idaho Statesman reported.

Supporters argue the law safeguards privacy, safety, and women’s spaces.

Republican lawmakers emphasized that the legislation provides clear rules for public facilities while including exemptions for medical emergencies, custodial duties, and law enforcement activities.

First-time violations carry a misdemeanor with up to one year in prison, while a second offense within five years can result in a felony and up to five years in prison, KIVI-TV reported.

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ElwoodBlues · M

Women have XX chromosomes; men have XY; people with XXY don't fit in either category. Likewise hermaphroditic phenotypes. Are they barred from all bathrooms in Idaho??

BTW, people who have done a full male to female transition have had "it" surgically removed, so looking for "it" won't tell you gender at birth. Likewise, full female to male have had "it" surgically constructed, so looking for "it" won't tell you gender at birth in that case either.

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ElwoodBlues · M

@sunsporter1649 Don't try to put words in my mouth, sunstroke. I'm merely pointing out that your kindergarten knowledge of human sexuality doesn't represent the real world. And I have asked you repeatedly if all such persons are barred from all bathrooms in Idaho, and you have refused to answer.

sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M

@ElwoodBlues Since you are so smart, impress us with your brilliant solution

ElwoodBlues · M

@sunsporter1649 Please describe the "problem" fully. And, in the spirit of equality, why don't you impress us with your brilliant solution!

4meAndyou · F

I am so glad that at somewhere sanity will prevail. Here, in Massachusetts, on Rte 24 NEAR Brockton, a woman was at a fast food place late at night and decided to use the bathroom.

A predator burst into the bathroom, broke down the stall door, raped her and killed her.

"Trooper testifies in first day of trial for accused rest stop killer
Denise Lavoie,AP Legal Affairs Writer
Sept. 25, 2003Updated Dec. 17, 2010, 3:17 p.m. ET
BROCKTON, Mass. -- A man who stabbed a woman to death at a highway rest stop lay in wait for her outside a restroom, holding a knife and planning his attack, a prosecutor said Wednesday as he urged a jury to find Paul Leahy guilty of first degree murder."

https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/2003/09/25/trooper-testifies-in-first-day/

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Thinkerbell · 41-45, F

@4meAndyou

Yes, but is that possible in Massachusetts?

4meAndyou · F

@Thinkerbell Not QUITE as WOKE as you might suspect:

"Article 116 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution addresses cruel or unusual punishment and capital punishment:

“No magistrate or court of law, shall demand excessive bail or sureties, impose excessive fines, or inflict cruel or unusual punishments. No provision of the Constitution, however, shall be construed as prohibiting the imposition of the punishment of death. The general court may, for the purpose of protecting the general welfare of the citizens, authorize the imposition of the punishment of death by the courts of law having jurisdiction of crimes subject to the punishment of death.”"

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-law-about-the-death-penalty

Thinkerbell · 41-45, F

@4meAndyou

But right below that it says,

"MGL c. 265, § 2 no longer provides for capital punishment (St. 2014, c. 189)"

And MGL c. 265 § 2 refers to murder in the first degree.

https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter265/Section2

chrisCA · M

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So, according to this law, he will be required to use the women's washroom?

Thinkerbell · 41-45, F

At publishing time, it was learned that NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is furious about the new Idaho law. "It's outrageous! Freedom of thought permits anyone to identify as any gender they choose! These Idaho fascists are trampling all over our basic freedoms!" shouted Mamdami, exclusive sources close to the Mayor reported.

ElwoodBlues · M

@Thinkerbell says of a 2003 murder in Brockton MA

This animal deserves life without parole. 🤬

Agreed.

However, there's nothing that says this 2003 murder in a restroom had anything to do with "transgender" in any way, and sadly that needs to be pointed out here.

The posted link is broken, but I believe this is the equivalent:
https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/state/2003/09/25/man-found-guilty-in-rest/50446969007/

Yes, it was a horrible murder, yes, the murderer should be (and was) locked up without parole, but there is no evidence for pinning this terrible crime on a transgender person.

Thinkerbell · 41-45, F

@ElwoodBlues

I didn't say being transgender necessarily had anything to do with this murder, but now that you bring up the subject,

"Transgender men are 3.2 times more likely to be arrested for murder than cisgender men."

https://worldmetrics.org/transgender-crime-statistics/

ElwoodBlues · M

@Thinkerbell No, you didn't say that murder was related to transgender, but, by posting here, the implication of the original poster (who blocks me) is that it was related to transgender.

I don't doubt your 3.2x arrest statistic, but arrests are not convictions. And if you look at the subtitle on that page,

Transgender individuals face disproportionate arrest rates and severe systemic victimization within the criminal justice system.

the suggestion is that arrest rate could have to do with victimization rather than with propensity to criminal activity.

I believe you & I had a discussion a while back about how marijuana use rates are pretty even among black & white people, but black people are 3.6 or 3.7 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession. So I wonder if the page you found might be similarly highlighting disparities in law enforcement attitudes.

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