With Governor Baker’s odd speech about TRANS….portation last week in front of an audience of transgender people, Donald Trump, of all people, today made Baker look like he was the one with no safe place to go. Trump said that trans people need to be allowed to choose the bathroom that best matches their gender identity.
After years of heartfelt pleas from trans people, this political conundrum moved Baker within hours to issue a statement hinting strongly that school systems following Trump’s advice were doing the right thing. Baker should just do the right thing on his own. Despite this feckless moment, the many Democrats who understand that this a serious issue for a still vulnerable and misunderstood minority hope both the Democratic leadership and Governor Baker will do just that and pass and sign a bill protecting these fellow citizens.
The US Appeals Court for the Fourth Circuit ruled on April 19 that schools must allow students to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity. That also could be an influence.
There’s a young man in Tennessee who calls himself the Liberal Redneck. He speaks quite elegantly about the nonsense associated with the bathroom bill.
And by elegantly I mean NOT SAFE FOR WORK tongue-in-cheek funny, but with a few really really good points.
So, with headphones on because the audio is NOT SAFE FOR WORK I give you: the Liberal Redneck:
Six sixes for this.
The audio truly is not safe for work — and the piece really is excellent.