Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:59 pm (PST)

Gender Identity": If Only Our Legislators Knew!

April 16, 2007
David Crowe
Restore America
(Capitol 3 Conservatives - OR,USA)

http://capitol3cons ervatives. blogspot. com/2007/ 04/if-only- our-legislators- knew.html

LAKE OSWEGO, Oregon - If our legislators knew the Voter's opinion of
adding 'gender identity' protections to current law, they would not,
and could not, vote in favor of SB 2. That opinion is documented in
Eugene, Oregon, one of the most liberal cities in America.

In a letter dated February 15, 2006, from the Lane Gender Task Force
to the Eugene Human Rights Commission - organizations which clearly
seek special rights and protections to homosexuals, lesbians,
bisexuals, and individuals with gender identity issues - the Task
Force recommended that the HRC "refrain from recommending a code
revision to the City Council" because it "would surely become a
painfully divisive public issue."

And just How did the Task Force come to this Conclusion?
After working for nearly three years to persuade the community that
'gender identity' protection was warranted, they determined that
Eugene's citizens were clearly NOT supportive of 'gender identity'
protection. They found that if the Eugene City Council approved
'gender identity' protection, citizens were so opposed they would
place the issue on the ballot. The LGTF, knowing the public would
vote "NO", clearly did NOt want the public to vote on the issue.
Eugenians had learned that if 'gender identity' protections were
approved by the City Council, a man, dressed as a woman could
legally enter a woman's shower or locker room, as long as he kept
his underwear on! How does this increase the 'safety' and 'privacy'
of Oregonians?

So What Bearing Does This Have on Passage of Senate Bill 2?
'Gender Identity' includes any transgender individual, who could be
"transsexual (have had surgery), crossdressers/ transvestites, drag
kings and queens, and anyone who breaks gender boundaries.. ." (This
definition is from the Eugene Human Rights Commission, Research on
Gender Identity, Sept. 20, 2005, pg. 1).

The sexual orientation definition in Section 1-6 of Senate Bill 2
includes 'gender identity.' Those who crafted the bill were careful
not to elaborate that "public accommodations" would include
bathrooms, locker or shower or dressing rooms, or public pool areas
and public schools, because if passed, all of the above would be
open to the mixing of sexes.

An individual could decide whether they wanted to go into men's or
women's private rooms, regardless of biological gender. No
documentation would be required and anyone who 'discriminated'
against the individual, could be sued under SB 2!

Gender identity protection would end gender as we know it. A man or
woman would no longer be identified by their biology. An individual
could define their own gender and you would be forced by law to
accept their decision and not question them. By law, their gender
would be what they said it was.

This is Not what Oregonians want!

If the Lane County Gender Task Force and the Eugene Human Rights
Commission concluded that granting protection (special rights) in
the matter of so called 'gender identity' would "surely become a
painfully divisive public issue", in Eugene, why would our
legislators not conclude the same for the rest of the state?

If Eugenians were not and are not prepared to accept what would be
required in their public bathrooms, pools, and schools, neither will
the rest of the state should the legislature pass SB 2.

What will the Oregon Legislature Do?

SB 2 and HB 2007 (civil unions) are slated for a full House Floor
VOTE in the Oregon House tomorrow morning in the 10AM Session. We
will see if our legislators can be trusted to uphold the will of the
people in Measure 36, and comprehend the damage they will do to all
Oregonians, including themselves, if they pass these bills.

David Crowe
Executive Director

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~~Autumn Sandeen~~
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"We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers. "
--Bayard Rustin

And they are not fighting us, they are fighting men, cross dressing men and I can't blame them for discrimination, trying to protect privacy and safety for their daughters and wives out and about in the world.

I know what it is like to go into a public restroom in an out of the way place, where homosexual men lurk, and right after I enter to use the facilites, one would appear and proposition me. I have even had them follow me around and had I not been 'very masculine acting and presenting' it would have scared me or made me very fearful but at the moment, it pissed me off and I was ready to defend myself. This was in Florida when I was homeless and I regularly went to this place to do #2 but they had already learned that some people will change their mind after thinking about a "nut" for a few minutes so they were persistent and very forward, what I call "way out of line". But my point, it is this type of behaviors that the peoples of the following article are standing up against out of fear and the "transgender community" is bringing them down upon the transsexual community as well and it will be worse, where the numbers of males dressed up are congrating, it will be "bar room mentality" and there will not be a bouncer.

Phyllis