>>>Got a cite of victims actually making the claim? I haven't seen any such, only politicians claiming that victims are making that claim.
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>Maybe try http://www.dailywire.com/news/5190/5-times-transgender-men-abused-women-and-children-amanda-prestigiacomo
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>>>The truth is that a man who wants to attack women isn't going to be stopped by the sign on the restroom door.... restroom attendants are few and far between, so there's no one to say "hey, you don't belong in there."
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>Yes, but that additional cost isn't generally indicated because society has ingrained principles on who can go where, as well as some laws. Pre 2016, a class of little girls and/or teacher finding an obvious male in the ladies', knows it's not right and can retreat or call for help. Whereas from 2016 the invader apparently need only insist he thinks he's a girl and he can start undressing for the pool in changing rooms full of little girls. After which any little girl crying foul can be accused of showing prejudice against a minority oppressed person who cannot be herself because of constant bullying. Better call in the Social Workers to investigate, since sexual prejudice/bullying usually starts in the home and is a marker for parental sexual abuse.
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>>>Reality is that lots of trans folks have been choosing which restroom to use for years and most cis folks haven't even known it was happening.
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>Precisely. Unless somebody who identifies as a woman has a beard or is dressed only in skintight lycra shorts or exposes an adult penis in the ladies', there's not been issue until somebody decided to make it one. Surely this is not discrimination against Trans folk- it's concern that abusive types now can make outlandish claims to justify unsafe practices, under the guise of inclusiveness. Seems to me that even a blunt instrument like HB2 won't prevent genuine Trans people continuing to do their thing without complaint, but it does prevent abusers taking advantage of society's desire to be inclusive. Unfortunately the 5 examples above confirm that this is not made up: we must not underestimate human (mostly male) ability to come up with ways to twist laws to hurt others, especially kids.

So the question then becomes whether such a spur of the moment claim is a valid defense. My guess is that it isn't. And the reality is that there have been cases of men invading women's bathrooms in various ways since long before there was discussion of trans folks in this context.

Tamar