A district judge in Wisconsin has sided with an 11-year-old trans girl over her use of the girls’ toilets and temporarily blocked school officials from preventing her access.

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    and it’s worth mentioning that there is no genital check before entering a bathroom. An “anti-trans bathroom” law would likely also get wielded against masculine women and effeminate men who are not transgender.

    None of it makes any sense when you take 30 seconds to consider it.

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      The gender non conforming cis people who also face assault and harassment from transphobes are intended casualties.

      A huge part of the transphobic movement is extremely misogynistic, and believe that deviating from gender roles should be punished and discouraged.

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      get wielded against masculine women and effeminate men

      Which has already happened at least twice that I’ve seen reports of. Though I suspect that’s the point.