So what the state of Indiana is saying is it's okay to refuse my son access to enter a place of business because he might prefer "typically female" things. He might want to wear a tutu and go grab an ice cream cone, but because he is a little boy dressing in girl clothing, he may be viewed as transgender, and therefore said hypothetical ice cream establishment could refuse to serve my son a damn ice cream cone. This is NOT okay. Are they going to check everyone's genitals at the door to see if they are the gender they are dressing and portraying themselves to be? Are they going to ask a single woman entering an establishment if she's a lesbian, or a man if he's bi, and then tell them their money is no good there? What if a person presents as androgynous? Then what? They opened themselves a Pandora's Box of BS, because the LGBTQ community encompasses a HUGE variety of individuals who are just that-- individuals. Many of them don't want to be labeled as a specific gender, or identify with the gender they were born as, or don't want to be "just gay" or "just bi" but perhaps they are pansexual... And all of that is okay! Sure, the LGBTQ community is confusing for many, still taboo to some, and others just don't pay any mind to it altogether. Fine, that's their prerogative. But for the humans who belong to this amazing community, and their allies/friends/family/supportive people who are doing their best to educate themselves and embrace all of these individuals, this is a BIG deal. All of the people of our history who stood up for equal rights, whether it be a racial issue or a gender issue, have basically done so for naught. Because some hillbilly, redneck, uneducated bumpkins think it's okay to let a business tell a human that because they love someone of their same gender, or they don't dress according to what's in their pants, that they don't belong there... And I am reserving my right to address whomever passed this legislation as the aforementioned insults.
Mama bear ain't happy.
I proudly support ALL of my children, whatever they decide they want to do or be (obviously as long as it involves being a productive, respectable member of society). I support the LGBTQ community wholeheartedly. For my friends or family who do not support that, I will respect your decision, but education is also important, and if you wish to turn a blind eye to learning, you're turning a blind eye to my son, to me, to my family.
