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Jenn C's avatar

Louisiana is one of the poorest states in the country and this is what they choose to focus on? Republicans are wild.

Joel W. Crump's avatar

All this outrage over someone using a toilet. It's incredible. Right-wing "Christianity" is a joke, and laws deriving from it are unconstitutional.

Joan the Dork's avatar

For fuck's sake, you'd stop more sex crimes by banning the 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦 from bathrooms.

Kelly O’Brien's avatar

Felony micturition! Are we the only country in the world that has nothing better to do than to criminalize taking a piddle?

Kelly O’Brien's avatar

And here’s an interesting factoid, my dears:

In Bossier Parish, LA, public urination is typically classified as a lewd conduct charge, which can result in a minimum fine of $100 and may also require community service.

So, if you find yourself in Bossier County, LA (why would you??), and you have to micturate, you might weigh the chances in light of doing so in a rest room, or risking it squatting behind a bush! 🤣 ONLY in Trump’s America… Make America Wait Again… keep those knees pressed tightly together and leave Bossier County behind ( so to speak )!

Gwen she/her's avatar

Funny how these things are mostly in the places that had " whites only " restrooms

Make Room For Maddie!'s avatar

Almost as if there's a connection of entitlement from the decedents of people willing to die for the chance to own other people...

Stef's avatar

Ponder for a moment that this sort of harassing legislation is happening in a place called "Bossier". Bossier than the other parishes I guess...

A Changeling's avatar

This is a state that derives much of its “wealth” from tourism. It confuses me to no end why business in these states would allow their customer base to be shrunk by laws like these. Florida theme parks are blaming the weather… sure.

Reba's avatar

Omg, when will this end….when will It become easier to love and not hate…when will we evolve into someone better…I’m so sad.

Jaimie Hileman's avatar

Never. Hate is good business for GOPMAGAs and it's making some of the leaders very, very, very rich.

Xena WP 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🗽's avatar

It will end; trust me on this, I’m old. It’s just that the damage being done to us and our republic is heinous, we’re still learning what scars we will carry with us, and we already know that some of us won’t make it out.

Dee E Dressler's avatar

Surely this has been done. Pick a building where this kind of bull **** has been passed. Gather 100 trans women and 100 transmen and have them use the bathroom of the sex they were assigned at birth. Fill the stalls and the urinals and form a line out the door. After you are done, get back in line. You know what those meds do to our bladders (heh heh). We just have to go ALL THE TIME.

Lilian Abeloth Saathiya's avatar

They don't even know the difference between transgender and intersex. All they're going to do is arrange a token arrest of an over the top actor, and then use it to harass, intimidate, and do violence against innocent people. Once again, republicans prove they are masters of nothing but making things up regarding topics they know nothing about.

This has nothing to do with protecting anyone and everything to do with these people wanting someone they can harm and mistreat without consequence. I know Bossier and the people doing this. They sandbag their duties and then pull stunts to hurt people so it looks like they do their job.

It's a parochial, backward, hateful place. And that's why its economy is dying.

No one wants to take their business to a place so antagonistic to its people. It's unstable. It doesn't produce workers who can reliably perform their duties because the monstrous government will remove them from circulation over nothing. And these people kneecap themselves like this for their own entertainment.

It's like being ruled by the evil, violent cult from Children of the Corn. Nothing and nowhere is safe, and there is no hope of making a better life for yourself there.

Anne's avatar

Will always be a fly-over state.

Joan the Dork's avatar

Whole lot more of those now than there used to be, that's for sure.

Jayna Sheats's avatar

Seems like according to the text of the law, verification requires sperm or eggs to be supplied on the spot...

Make Room For Maddie!'s avatar

That sounds like they're fishing for bukkake.

Alex's avatar

If it passes, I would love to roll up with my birth certificate and enter the women's bathroom because I would be stopped or questioned due to my undeniably male appearance and presentation. And then I would tell the people outraged by my presence that they can thank their "police jury" for the uncomfortableness of the situation because I would rather go into the mens bathroom to avoid making people uncomfortable. I say I would love to but I no longer have my birth certificate since the federal government never returned mine after I got a passport back in the beginning of 2025 just before the orange got into office.

Talia Perkins's avatar

Hopefully not a bill that passes.

Thank you, Baum.

Mel May's avatar

If I read about one more of these hideous anti-trans bathroom bills, I think my head will explode. What is the status of any litigation challenging them? The only info I can find is about Idaho.

Xena WP 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🗽's avatar

Bossier is pronounced “bo-zher,” & is in the northern, plus-de-redneck part of the state. I’m surprised peeing in the wrong bathroom isn’t punishable by decapitation.