https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 04:07:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mississippi-joins-n-carolina-with-anti-lgbt-laws#post-2517579 Wed, 06 Apr 2016 18:12:13 +0000 MrsSCB 2517579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so sick of this BS. It's all based on ignorance and fear-mongering. Take the bathroom issue, for instance. There has not been one single recorded instance of a transgender person assaulting someone in the bathroom. Yet we use the unfounded fear of that to enact actual legislation? Meanwhile there have been many transgender people who have been assaulted in bathrooms, but we're just going to throw them to the wolves apparently. And what kind of idiot believes a would-be rapist would think, "Oh hmm, well now that I'm explicitly not allowed in the women's restroom, I guess I won't assault someone" as if rapists have some sort of deep-rooted respect for the law.</p> <p>And Mississippi is allowing state employees to refuse to issue marriage licenses to gay couples? Like it or not, gay marriage is legal now, per the Supreme Court. If you can't follow the law as a government employee because of your personal convictions, get a different job. Government employees should not get to pick and choose which parts of the law they enforce. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mississippi-joins-n-carolina-with-anti-lgbt-laws#post-2517576 Wed, 06 Apr 2016 18:07:07 +0000 mrbee 2517576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Obviously these laws are horrible, but on some level I'm actually glad that these laws are being passed. It shows just how deeply some states are opposed to equality and gender inclusiveness - which means there's no denying it. But most of all, the backlash against these laws is incredibly heartening, especially from businesses. I never thought I'd see the day when the business community is a driving force in a civil rights movement!</p> <p>My hope is that the passage of these laws is a last gasp against societal change, and that they will provoke an even greater backlash against them - resulting in a more fair and inclusive country in the longer term! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mississippi-joins-n-carolina-with-anti-lgbt-laws#post-2517573 Wed, 06 Apr 2016 17:59:22 +0000 Torchwood 2517573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's disgusting, but it's not shocking anymore. Which in itself is sad. I was asking my friend today, is this year just way more insane politically, or has it always been and I wasn't paying attention? All the anti-lbgtq bills, the anti-abortion legislation gone mad, Trump. Wtf America? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mississippi-joins-n-carolina-with-anti-lgbt-laws#post-2517471 Wed, 06 Apr 2016 15:02:07 +0000 lawbee11 2517471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Madison43: :silly: </p> <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-second-city-network/satire-how-to-tell-if-person-peeing-is-transgender_b_9582000.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-second-city-network/satire-how-to-tell-if-person-peeing-is-transgender_b_9582000.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mississippi-joins-n-carolina-with-anti-lgbt-laws#post-2517374 Wed, 06 Apr 2016 13:46:05 +0000 Madison43 2517374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so disgusted by the whole thing - the argument that I find most bizarre coming out of NC is that if individuals who are born with male parts are allowed to use a women's restroom that women will be endangered by would be rapists pretending to be transgendered and laying in wait in the bathroom for victims. First of all - what?! That makes zero sense - if that was a legitimate baiting technique, I assume that rapists could just, you know, disguise themselves as a woman. Not real need to disguise yourself as a transgendered woman since no one is doing crotch checks in the stalls. Second, does anyone really think a rapist on the prowl is going to be dissuaded from his crime by the social mores that prevent a man from using a women's restroom. Like damn, I would have attacked that woman but for the little plaque on the bathroom door. It's ridiculous.</p> <p>What I do will be incredibly interesting to see is how big corporations use their clout to bring these states back to their senses. The NFL said it wouldn't host the super bowl in Atlanta if the law wasn't vetoed by the governor and PayPal pulled out of plans to come to Charlotte. I wonder who else will step up. It's nice to see them use their force for good instead of evil.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mississippi-joins-n-carolina-with-anti-lgbt-laws#post-2517355 Wed, 06 Apr 2016 13:35:39 +0000 skipra 2517355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It is absolutely ridiculous. DH mentioned this last night. His company works with the state and they have to go there quite often - specifically one of his coworkers who is trans. I asked how they treat her and he says he wonders as well but feel uncomfortable asking. She is the nicest person ever so it breaks my heart to think that she has to work with people that might treat her as a second rate citizen just for being who she is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mississippi-joins-n-carolina-with-anti-lgbt-laws#post-2517342 Wed, 06 Apr 2016 13:30:53 +0000 arosebyany 2517342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just don't understand how religion can play this much of a role in a government where it's suppose to have separate church and state?! I thought one main point of being a Christian is that you don't judge!!! My aunt is baptist and we live in Texas, and she would have totally voted for this law. It's obviously a point of contention between us, but talking to her is like talking to a wall. It's like she's made it her job to make sure nobody gets to hell? I don't get it. Other people's lives are not my business and it shouldn't be hers either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mississippi-joins-n-carolina-with-anti-lgbt-laws#post-2517326 Wed, 06 Apr 2016 13:17:20 +0000 Adira 2517326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>"Mississippi, you offend my moral convictions. Your entire state. Those that made the law, and those that stood by while it was passed. Those who are religious leaders, and those who are not. You know how you feel about gays in your workplace? Or about transgendered people in your bathrooms? That’s how I feel about you in my country."</p> <p>Totally agree! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mississippi-joins-n-carolina-with-anti-lgbt-laws#post-2517301 Wed, 06 Apr 2016 13:05:50 +0000 lawbee11 2517301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so over reading about these laws :bummed: I was happy to see that Georgia's governor vetoed their bill, but it's so disheartening to read about these bills being signed in other states. Does anyone live in these states and want to chime in with how residents feel about these bills/new laws?</p> <p>I enjoyed this article as it gives some background on the RFRA (Religious Freedom Restoration Act): <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elura-nanos/southern-legislatures-hard-at-work_b_9601924.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elura-nanos/southern-legislatures-hard-at-work_b_9601924.html</a></p> <p>"It’s not the discrimination that gets so under my skin, for there will always be haters. It’s the tolerance for outright bullshit. We are an informed society. We know the difference between preserving a sacred religious practice - even one we dislike - and using religion as a subtext for evil. After all, isn’t that our gripe with the terrorists? Shouldn’t those who teach and preach the rituals of religion be leading the charge against pretenders seeking to ensconce hatred in holy vestments?" </p>