tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post9062028724960357552..comments2024-02-17T07:59:18.705-08:00Comments on Grad Student Madness: "Not in my Shower!"Rufushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762279210783841414noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-71890104952633368872008-08-13T19:49:00.000-07:002008-08-13T19:49:00.000-07:00That's pretty much how I see it. If it was a busin...That's pretty much how I see it. If it was a business that refused to hire blacks, for instance, I would say the best solution would be to get as many people as possible to boycott and protest and generally make a stink- it would be quicker and more effective than legal action. But, in the case of trans people, I'm not sure you could drum up much support for making a stink.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-27503510687410160402008-08-13T17:25:00.000-07:002008-08-13T17:25:00.000-07:00We could just make like the Germans and have share...We could just make like the Germans and have shared locker rooms. <BR/><BR/><I>I tend to be skeptical that you can actually legislate away bigotry. It seems like boycotts are usually more effective than laws in getting businesses to act civilized.</I><BR/><BR/>I agree that the legislation doesn't eliminate bigotry. The problem is that some transgendered folks need a job *now*, or housing *now*, and can't wait for more roundabout means to get them. And like you said later, many people are quite uncomfortable with trans people, and therefore the wait would be very long indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-4591245265178524972008-08-13T09:02:00.000-07:002008-08-13T09:02:00.000-07:00Yeah, I guess it would be. I wonder if tolerating ...Yeah, I guess it would be. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if tolerating them actually decreases their ranks. It would seem like playing a greater emphasis on traditional gender characteristics would lead more people to think that they were transgendered than really are. When I'm around really macho men, it feels harder to "make the cut" of male, so to speak.Rufushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762279210783841414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-29817180392610350992008-08-13T00:34:00.000-07:002008-08-13T00:34:00.000-07:00Read an article last week about a school in Thaila...Read an article last week about a school in Thailand (high school level, I believe) that has added transgender toilets for those who aren't comfortable with the other two options. Apparently there are a huge number of Thai adolescents who are born boys but want to grow up to be girls, but most school rules require them to wear boy's school uniforms. (They are allowed the same cosmetics and hair styles as the girls, though)<BR/><BR/>One girl interviewed in the article (actual girl) (I think) said she thinks there are just as many boys like that in most societies, but most societies aren't kind enough to tolerate/nurture those folks.<BR/><BR/>The end of the article mentioned that it can still be very difficult for the <I>nouveau femme</I> to get a job in the professional realm.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593117152792976823noreply@blogger.com