The legislation takes aim directly at trans individuals using the restroom or locker rooms, threatening those who “knowingly” and “willfully” enter facilities designated for the “opposite biological sex” with prison time. A first offense would count as a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail. Those caught using the bathroom in repeated offenses, however, could be convicted as felons and face up to five years in prison.
It’ll be interesting to see how this aligns with the Full Faith and Credit clause for someone who updates their birth certificate from another state that allows for that then uses the bathroom that aligns with said certificate.
So this is obviously stupid. I use the other gender bathroom when one bathroom is in use and I really have to go. Is that really something that should cause jail time? Really?
Some gendered bathrooms are for one person at a time. I’ve never understood that…there’s not even a rapey trans boogeyman angle there.
I got the restrooms at a previous job changed to employee and customer instead of gendered. They were single occupancy already and my suggestion was passed unanimously by my coworkers.
I have this nice blue piece of plastic that allows me to go in whichever bathroom I please under federal law in statesia, and bring a friend of any gender I choose. I am curious how that will work with Idaho’s law, and willing to risk a felony for it if someone will pay transport and coffee
What’s this blue piece of plastic that you possess?!
Probably a handicap placard.
yup!
I thought handicap placards were for parking cars. I never heard of someone using them to bring a friend into the other gender’s bathroom.
mostly that. it’s a quick “i’m disabled i get to do this thing” and using the handicapped stall in any bathroom is one of those things. the “friend” is supposed to be my caretaker, but y’know
The Republicans have distilled their hatred to be only for “biological sex” and included a specific exemption for that in the text of the bill.
Clearly, this is the most important issue impacting your typical working American family today.
Megyn Kelly sat there and told Bill Maher that trans was maybe her most important issue before the election in 2024. I mean, what the actual fuck?
These people are fucking crazy.