<3 Washington. This article specifically calls out the neighborhood I live in. Feels nice.
<3 Washington. This article specifically calls out the neighborhood I live in. Feels nice.
Its culture is also inclusive for transgender individuals - this is particularly true in Seattle, where renowned LGBTQ+ neighborhoods such as Capitol Hill seem to have a higher concentration of queer residents compared to cisgender or heterosexual individuals.
Same here, but Minnesota. Washington and Minnesota both have reputations for having hostility towards LGBTQ people in rural areas, which is true, but our cities and people try hard to rise above...
Same here, but Minnesota. Washington and Minnesota both have reputations for having hostility towards LGBTQ people in rural areas, which is true, but our cities and people try hard to rise above it. I don't know too much about Washington, but I love living in Minnesota and feel thankful for our progressive policies. We have a thriving LGBTQ community here in Minneapolis, and it gives a lot of color to our arts/theater scenes (another thing we're good at up here!)
I can't speak for trans people, but I have trans friends who were able to easily access top surgery here, and receive accomodations at work (such as using their correct name on email accounts, even if they hadn't finished the legal process of changing their name.)
a policy of "cis women only" plus "nudity required" effectively boils down to "our staff perform genital inspections on all customers". I don't think a business like a spa should be allowed to...
facility for women that requires nudity in certain areas of the spa
a policy of "cis women only" plus "nudity required" effectively boils down to "our staff perform genital inspections on all customers". I don't think a business like a spa should be allowed to require their customers submit to genital inspections, and discriminate based on the results.
Lee claimed that the business held a "biological women only" policy because the spa requires nudity in certain areas to which children as young as 13 have access.
as always, the "protect the children" argument is bullshit when it's selectively applied to advance transphobia.
they're fine with requiring a 13 year old cisgender girl to be naked around a bunch of adult cisgender women (some of whom will be lesbian or bisexual, and some of them might be turned on by looking at the teenager). that doesn't set off their "what about the children" alarm.
but that teenage girl...might see a penis...and that must be stopped at all costs. (never mind that this 13 year old, especially one growing up in the Seattle area, is probably way more accepting of trans people than any of the adult transphobes who are allegedly trying to protect her)
ultimately the entire thing is wrapped up in their goal of denying trans people actually exist. they want to portray them only as male sexual predators doing nefarious things to see women naked. transphobia is a much harder sell if trans people are just...normal people who are trying to live their lives like everyone else.
it's a sad commentary on how prevalent transphobia is in this country that even in Seattle, by all accounts one of the most welcoming places in the country for trans people, this type of shit still happens.
Michigan isn't doing too badly these days, either. But a gutsy Democratic governor is using a razor-thin legislative majority to get sh*t done, stealing a page from the book of Republican tactics....
Michigan isn't doing too badly these days, either. But a gutsy Democratic governor is using a razor-thin legislative majority to get sh*t done, stealing a page from the book of Republican tactics. Backlash works both ways.
Michigan was also the home of one of the first gender-affirming clinics (PDF warning) in the U.S., and there's a legacy of good medical care available at multiple facilities.
tl:dr:
very proud to see my home state at #1.
<3 Washington. This article specifically calls out the neighborhood I live in. Feels nice.
Same here, but Minnesota. Washington and Minnesota both have reputations for having hostility towards LGBTQ people in rural areas, which is true, but our cities and people try hard to rise above it. I don't know too much about Washington, but I love living in Minnesota and feel thankful for our progressive policies. We have a thriving LGBTQ community here in Minneapolis, and it gives a lot of color to our arts/theater scenes (another thing we're good at up here!)
I can't speak for trans people, but I have trans friends who were able to easily access top surgery here, and receive accomodations at work (such as using their correct name on email accounts, even if they hadn't finished the legal process of changing their name.)
a policy of "cis women only" plus "nudity required" effectively boils down to "our staff perform genital inspections on all customers". I don't think a business like a spa should be allowed to require their customers submit to genital inspections, and discriminate based on the results.
as always, the "protect the children" argument is bullshit when it's selectively applied to advance transphobia.
they're fine with requiring a 13 year old cisgender girl to be naked around a bunch of adult cisgender women (some of whom will be lesbian or bisexual, and some of them might be turned on by looking at the teenager). that doesn't set off their "what about the children" alarm.
but that teenage girl...might see a penis...and that must be stopped at all costs. (never mind that this 13 year old, especially one growing up in the Seattle area, is probably way more accepting of trans people than any of the adult transphobes who are allegedly trying to protect her)
ultimately the entire thing is wrapped up in their goal of denying trans people actually exist. they want to portray them only as male sexual predators doing nefarious things to see women naked. transphobia is a much harder sell if trans people are just...normal people who are trying to live their lives like everyone else.
and completely unsurprisingly: Trans woman faces death threats after right wing blows up Olympus Spa lawsuit
it's a sad commentary on how prevalent transphobia is in this country that even in Seattle, by all accounts one of the most welcoming places in the country for trans people, this type of shit still happens.
Michigan isn't doing too badly these days, either. But a gutsy Democratic governor is using a razor-thin legislative majority to get sh*t done, stealing a page from the book of Republican tactics. Backlash works both ways.
Michigan was also the home of one of the first gender-affirming clinics (PDF warning) in the U.S., and there's a legacy of good medical care available at multiple facilities.
Hmm....I lived in 3 of the 5....MN, CA and CO