Another important note here on bathroom bans that all trans and nonbinary people, but especially paint trans women as the threat. The most common testosterone blocker for trans women on HRT is spironolactone, which is a diarrhetic. When I first went on it, I could not sleep more than four hours without getting up to pee. Trans women on T blockers have to use the restroom MORE than their cis counterparts. It’s another reason bathroom bans are so deplorable.
Thank you for sharing information about spironolactone. Not all of us are transitioning or identifying as trans, but we want to support our transgender friends and family by staying informed about the issues they face. Returning to the conversation about current events, the transgender bathroom ban represents "partisan political rhetoric" that is part of a larger wave of legislative bills sweeping across the U.S.
I appreciate that transgender individuals are voicing their opinions online. Education is a powerful tool, and we all have access to an incredible resource that has been available for over 30 years: the Internet, also known as the World Wide Web.
I wish more politicians would utilize this resource to find reliable information online. If they made an effort to seek knowledge, they might realize that qualified professionals in medicine and science have peer-reviewed evidence supporting the benefits of transitioning in our society.
Thank you for reading another lengthy post from me. Please stay safe and warm. Sending lots of love from London, Ontario, Canada.
After NC initially passed (and ultimately rescinded) HB2, their "bathroom bill," I heard of two cis women who were (briefly) arrested for going into women's rooms. One was just tall and slender and very goth. The other had very, very short hair b/c she had just donated to Locks of Love. This movement is insane.
In my post ("Roll with the punches" https://robinreardonwrites.substack.com/p/roll-with-the-punches-easier-for), I inserted a section toward the end that, I hope, is both amusing and sardonic; it's told from the point of view of a potential rapist who's trying to figure out how to sneak into women's rooms by pretending he's trans.
Another important note here on bathroom bans that all trans and nonbinary people, but especially paint trans women as the threat. The most common testosterone blocker for trans women on HRT is spironolactone, which is a diarrhetic. When I first went on it, I could not sleep more than four hours without getting up to pee. Trans women on T blockers have to use the restroom MORE than their cis counterparts. It’s another reason bathroom bans are so deplorable.
Thanks very much for sharing this important information, Veronica.
Thank you for sharing information about spironolactone. Not all of us are transitioning or identifying as trans, but we want to support our transgender friends and family by staying informed about the issues they face. Returning to the conversation about current events, the transgender bathroom ban represents "partisan political rhetoric" that is part of a larger wave of legislative bills sweeping across the U.S.
I appreciate that transgender individuals are voicing their opinions online. Education is a powerful tool, and we all have access to an incredible resource that has been available for over 30 years: the Internet, also known as the World Wide Web.
I wish more politicians would utilize this resource to find reliable information online. If they made an effort to seek knowledge, they might realize that qualified professionals in medicine and science have peer-reviewed evidence supporting the benefits of transitioning in our society.
Thank you for reading another lengthy post from me. Please stay safe and warm. Sending lots of love from London, Ontario, Canada.
After NC initially passed (and ultimately rescinded) HB2, their "bathroom bill," I heard of two cis women who were (briefly) arrested for going into women's rooms. One was just tall and slender and very goth. The other had very, very short hair b/c she had just donated to Locks of Love. This movement is insane.
In my post ("Roll with the punches" https://robinreardonwrites.substack.com/p/roll-with-the-punches-easier-for), I inserted a section toward the end that, I hope, is both amusing and sardonic; it's told from the point of view of a potential rapist who's trying to figure out how to sneak into women's rooms by pretending he's trans.
Thanks for sharing this, Robin. Definitely illustrates how this fearmongering isn't based on real threats.