jenniferrpovey:

So, you know that entire HHS thing. I’ve thought about it some more.

We should all be worried.

They are redefining sex discrimination to refer to only discriminating against people because they have a dick or a vagina.

This goes far past trans people.

There are some cases in the courts right now that people think are LGBT cases.

But they effect absolutely everyone.

Fired for refusing to wear makeup? No longer sex discrimination.

Fired for refusing to cut your hair when women wear it long? Not discrimination.

Told you have to wear high heels every day? Not discrimination.

Basically this would mean that obliging people to stick to traditional definitions of gender presentation at all times would not be discrimination.

It’s not just LGBT people. it’s every guy with a ponytail. It’s every woman who doesn’t see the need to waste an hour a day and hundreds of dollars on makeup. It’s every woman who wants to actually NOT injure her legs and back by wearing heels.

This is not just an LGBT+ issue. This is an everyone issue.

All of those discriminatory dress codes? No way to fight, because it isn’t your genitalia, it’s stuff you “can change.” (The same argument is used about black people and their hair).

Sadly, there’s only so much we can do to fight this as it’s a pure executive branch thing…except to get our congressmen to update the law. Which means voting for ones who don’t think this is a good thing.