Draconian Laws against Offending Transsexuals in New York City

“According to brand new rules that were just issued by the New York City Commission on Human Rights, you could potentially be fined $250,000 if you purposely offend someone that is transgender. This includes such offenses as calling a transgender woman ‘him’ when she wants to be called ‘her,’ or not allowing a transgender woman to use the women’s bathroom. These guidelines are particularly focused on the behavior of landlords, employers and businesses, but they will undoubtedly create a chilling effect on speech all throughout New York City. Needless to say, these new regulations will result in a flood of litigation as transgender individuals exercise their new ‘rights.’ According to the New York City Commission on Human Rights, employers must now use ‘an individual’s preferred name, pronoun and title’ when referring to that person. And some of the pronouns that were given as examples by the Commission were only recently introduced to the English language and many people don’t even know how to pronounce them. The following comes from the new “guidelines”: ‘The NYCHRL requires employers and covered entities to use an individual’s preferred name, pronoun and title (e.g., Ms./Mrs.) regardless of the individual’s sex assigned at birth, anatomy, gender, medical history, appearance, or the sex indicated on the individual’s identification. Most individuals and many transgender people use female or male pronouns and titles. Some transgender and gender non-conforming people prefer to use pronouns other than he/him/his or she/her/hers, such as they/them/theirs or ze/hir. All facilities in New York City will now also be required to allow transgender individuals to use whatever bathrooms and locker rooms they prefer.’ ... So what would stop some sick pervert from pretending to be transgender just so that he can go into the women’s locker room at the gym? Presumably nothing. ... This is just another example of our society’s growing obsession with political correctness. And if you think that it is bad now, just wait until the next generation takes over. Our colleges and universities have become political correctness indoctrination centers. One survey found that 62 percent of our colleges and universities have implemented ‘speech codes’ that ‘severely departed from First Amendment standards,’ and students are going to ridiculous extremes to try to insulate themselves from any language that could possibly be considered ‘racist,’ ‘sexist’ or threatening.”

​“You Could Be Fined $250,000,” InfoWars.com, Dec. 29, 2015

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