cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/65235734
On August 8, police arrived on the scene of Long Branch Lagoon Water Park in Dodge City, Kansas, to the sight of three self-described “bearded, burly men” who had been in the women’s bathroom and changing area. The manager of the municipally run property allegedly screamed and rushed children out the door.
The men knew this was likely. They didn’t agitate any of the women; they didn’t remove their clothes or make crass comments. They simply used the gendered spaces that the state of Kansas requires them to use by law, because these men are transgender.
“Supporters of SB244, including Attorney General Kris Kobach and Senate Majority Leader Ty Masterson, billed it as a way to keep men out of women’s spaces; it clearly requires some men to enter women’s spaces,” a press release sent to news outlets reads. So, these men took action—using malicious compliance to prove their point.
“Segregating people by suspected genitalia does nothing to improve public safety; it does quite the opposite by opening Kansans up to sexual harassment and discrimination. At no point should anyone be asking anyone else what genitals they have in public.”
The men, dressed in yellow “Compliance Crew” shirts, were part of a small group of trans-masculine Kansans who used the women’s room at facilities across the state that day in a coordinated action. They were also spotted at a zoo, a library, a museum, and other parks. They were in Emporia, Great Bend, Garden City, and Dodge City. At the library, at least one patron complained; at other places, the men used the bathroom and received dirty looks, and simply left the space without confrontation.
But at Long Branch Lagoon, members of the Kansas Compliance Crew resorted to having to describe their genitals to police in order to resolve the matter and avoid arrest.
“The men had a discussion with the manager and police and explained the situation, including uncomfortable descriptions of their bodies,” the press release said. Furthermore, both the manager and the police reportedly said “they had never heard of SB244 nor been notified by any government entity of its passage.”
“I could easily continue using the men’s restroom under the radar,” said Ray Vieux, who participated as one of the demonstrators.
A friend of mine is a lesbian. She identifies fully as female. She does not want to be a man at all. She is a woman who wears somewhat men’s type clothing for the comfort. Her face is extremely feminine. She does not try to present as a man at all.
She’s had numerous issues going to the bathroom. One time male employees of the bar went into the women’s loo and opened the stall she was in, without identifying themselves or saying anything… while she was changing her pad. I was at the mirror when it happened and tried to stop them. I was physically pushed away and told to stfu.
These MEN walked in on her while she was cleaning her period. It’s clear she’s female at this point, but they didn’t Apologize and close the stall door. They stood there and yelled at her while she was trying to put a new pad on without pulling her panties up, because it would stain them.
They didn’t Apologize. I asked them to. She asked them to. They demanded to see her ID saying she was female before they’d close the stall door. I ended up going out of the bathroom and calling 911 to say that 3 men sexually harassed a woman in a stall while she was cleaning her period. They said “well, we thought she was a man so it’s ok”. But she was doing nothing to anyone.
The owner tried giving us a $200 bar tab, but I told her to refuse because if legal issues came from it, it would be like accepting the pay out.
She still has mental stress issues when she goes out and has to use the bathroom, especially while on her period. We only go to places where people know her or places that have unisex bathrooms.
These maga a holes wanted to “protect women” by forcing a woman to change her pad in front of them. Even if they thought she was a man, was that the right move? Even if she was a man, would that have been the right move? I was in that bathroom with her. I’m extremely feminine. So, even if my friend Bri was trans … these dudes were willing to bust in the women’s room aggressively on someone they knew was definitely a woman.
It’s not about protecting children. They just want to fight people and have a reason to “legally” and aggressively force themselves into women’s bathrooms.
I think back on that day a lot. I should have immediately viewed these men as the threat they genuinely were and pulled either my canister of cs gas or my lifecard (single Action .22) but I was in shock. And I only had a single action on me. I’m a tall woman. If I defended us, both my friend and I would probably be dead right now. And those guys would have gotten probation for killing us.
Is not about protecting women or kids. Bc those same people think every woman who has reported a sexual assault are “false allegations ruining a man’s life” (false allegations are real. But they’re very very very rare. )
Doubt 🧐🙄 Are you a master of creative fictional writing?
Nothing ever happens, right? Yawn. No need for your shit tier response.
Between 1.5 and 2 billion people speak english. You suppose that’s not enough for this to have plausibly happened?
Im a member of the nothing-ever-happens club but even I believe this story. Conservative men have a ideaology that demands they become hypocrites and social police at every opportunity
You know, sometimes I don’t realize how good it is around me (central bum fucked egypt) until I read about these experiences. I got a little food truck bazaar near me with the only permanent structure being a stage/wine bar/bathroom. There is only one bathroom, and it has a sign with the classic stick figures, and a half half mix of the two, and an alien that reads “whatever, just wash your hands.”
I also see some pride flags in front of businesses downtown and no crazies making the local news by tearing them down.
Yeah if anything these laws gave men the justification to angrily and violently enter women’s restrooms. And that’s the purpose of them, it’s just that shockingly often these men do that against someone they weren’t intended to target doing so.