Casting Trans Men as Predators Won’t Stop Bathroom Bills

  Boldly responding to North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory’s Wednesday decision to sign House Bill 2, which repeals LGBT public accommodations protections — a move explicitly made to keep trans people, and especially trans women, from accessing public bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity — one trans activist tweeted a striking selfie at the governor. In this tweet, the trans man’s face was bearded and scowling; below it, the caption read, “It’s now the law for me to share a restroom with your wife.” The tweet has now been shared over 6,000 times. As a political tactic, this tweet […]