Equality=Bathroom Bills=Rape: Reality Check

Protections will allow men to dress as women “… in order to perpetrate crimes of homicide, rape, robbery assault…” Sound familiar? It sounds like the arguments of TS Separatism and Religious Fundamentalists, doesn’t it? Actually, this quote is 40 years old and comes from a pamphlet published by a religious fundamentalist group campaigning against the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). While this equality-for-the-sexes amendment was approved by the federal government, a fundamentalist bathroom argument scared enough states into not ratifying the amendment so that it ultimately failed to become part of our Constitution. 1977 Post Mortem on ERA The above story is worth a read. It’s a glimpse into the very playbook Separatists and Fundies use in their war against transgender equality. Here’s just a few quotes: (NOTE: When the ERA discussion talks about the integration of restrooms, “integrate” meant allowing men access to the women’s restrooms under the cover of

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