There's an online petition that has been up for a day or so in which the signers pledge not to shop at Target so long as it continues its new policy to allow use of store bathrooms based upon how the user self-identifies. That new policy was adopted by Target as part of the response to the North Carolina law that mandates single biological sex bathrooms in that state. Target wanted to establish itself as sympathetic to the transgender cause, but it seems that it has managed to annoy many more people with its policy. I say that because in less than two days, the petition has already gained about 700,000 signatures. If those people actually do stop shopping at Target, it would be a body blow to the big chain.
With the bathroom brouhaha, it seems that the left has taken on more than they can handle. This is not surprising. None of the other LGBT issues directly affected most people. Gay marriage, for example, really does not affect those who are not involved. Does it really matter if the two gay guys living in an apartment nearby are married or not? For most people the answer is clearly no. On the other hand, would most women or girls care if a man who had all the biological equipment of a man used a bathroom or locker room reserved for women if he "identified" as a woman? There, the answer is clearly yes. So what that means is that on one side we have a very few transgender individuals who feel uncomfortable because of their "identity". On the other side, we have a multitude of people who feel uncomfortable because someone who appears to be of the other gender is right there in the bathroom/locker room. It's not a battle that the left will win. That is something that they will soon realize.
With the bathroom brouhaha, it seems that the left has taken on more than they can handle. This is not surprising. None of the other LGBT issues directly affected most people. Gay marriage, for example, really does not affect those who are not involved. Does it really matter if the two gay guys living in an apartment nearby are married or not? For most people the answer is clearly no. On the other hand, would most women or girls care if a man who had all the biological equipment of a man used a bathroom or locker room reserved for women if he "identified" as a woman? There, the answer is clearly yes. So what that means is that on one side we have a very few transgender individuals who feel uncomfortable because of their "identity". On the other side, we have a multitude of people who feel uncomfortable because someone who appears to be of the other gender is right there in the bathroom/locker room. It's not a battle that the left will win. That is something that they will soon realize.
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