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Bigotry In Orono Maine


MaryEllen

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Guest Michelle M

Absurd. Why is he picking on a kid in the first place? Nothing the kid is doing is even affecting the bigot or his son.

The school then tried to resolve the 'problem' by doing what most workplaces do for people who transition at the workplace: unisex bathroom. The guy completely crossed the line by telling his son to follow into the unisex bathroom.

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There is a link at the bottom of the article page where readers may submit their comments if they so chose.

MaryEllen

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Guest Rika-chama

The comments make me cry

"Boys use the boys bathroom, girls use the girls bathroom. Should be no exceptions to the rule. Should really be no discussion about it. Can you say freak show!!!!! I have too be careful or this will not get posted so I?m really being nice and not saying a whole lot. I see most of the women here think it?s alright for the boy to use the girls room. That?s why our boys are turning into weak men these days. Really I?m being nice here. "

I mean most of them are like this one. I saw a few in support of this most are just ignorant. :angry:

Ni-paa~

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When I was young, it was the norm for young boys to go to the ladies with their mothers when out shopping, and nothing was said about that.

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My mother used to take me into ladies restrooms with her also. Ladies in there thought nothing of it. They thought they were seeing a little boy but the joke was on them because I was really a little girl. Maybe they knew I was a girl even back then. But perhaps if I had gone in alone, there might have been a different reaction. I don't know.

MaryEllen :)

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i can't believe this! isn't society supposed to be moving forward?!...i guess not. by the way, i can understand why some people are freaking out about this little GIRL getting to use the girls bathroom but this melanson guy is letting... no, i'm sorry -making- his grandson use the girls room also and his grandson is saying his rights are being violated...HE is a HE (the grandson)...and the GIRL using the girls restroom is a SHE! 'nuff said.

one more thing...

If my dog thinks he's a cat, can he use a litter box? Better yet, if my kid thinks he's a cat, should he use the litter box? My daughter shouldn't have to use the bathroom with boys in it! My son shouldn't have to stand at a urinal with a girl walking by! The whole transgender thing is a hoax (and by the way - I don't care how much you insult me for saying that, as a matter of fact, I will read it to my kids and we will all laugh at you). A boy is a boy and a girl is a girl... therapy, that's what's needed.

this is basically what all the comments are like...hateful and ignorant.....remind me never to move to Orono, Maine.

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Guest J-Walker

The comments on that page are ignorant and completely out of line, perhaps even more so than the grandfather who is the reason that these articles even exist. I thought we were a lot further along than that. All that people can say is "If he has boy parts he should use the girl's room" or "What about the poor girls who have to watch him enter their restroom?" Their over usage of the word "he" is driving me crazy. Since when has anyone checked what genitals you had before you entered a bathroom? Hopefully they'll continue to make her feel welcomed at that school- the staff at least, as it appears the public doesn't seem to care about her much, unfortuneately.

This statement is one of the worst, in my opinion: "If he is in girls outfits and has male orgens then he uses the gents room.Grandpa it is why I feel that the boy must not use the girls bathroom. A boy uses the boys bathroom and girl use the girls bathroom. I am female and I am not allowed to use the gents rooms as it their bathroom. I don't wish to as it is wrong. Can't the boy wear clothes of his gender and not be differnet to upset everyone".

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Guest StrandedOutThere

Society is moving forward, just not as fast as we'd like. I think things are probably better for TS folks than they were 20 years ago. It's just that, for whatever reason, rural areas seem to lag behind the rest of us in becoming more accepting. For the longest, I've been wanting to move to the mountains of North Carolina and Virginia. I just got back from visiting my friend up in Virginia and found some surprising ignorance and close-mindedness in some very seemingly nice people. My friend is one of the most liberal and accepting people you can find. Her neighbors still think women should stay at home and only wear dresses.

This post reminds me of an article I ran across a while back:

http://www.thestar.com/News/Ontario/article/437809

I don't understand why people get so worked up when someone does something that isn't typical for their gender. It isn't hurting anyone. A guy in earrings hurts no one. A woman shaving her head for a good cause hurts no one. It makes me so mad! Grrrrrrrrrr.....

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Guest GoldenKirbichu

The comments on these are literally painful to read. It is this kind of stupidity that makes me pity humanity as a whole.

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Guest Christine-Louise

I did want to leave a comment on the story page but though this sort of thing angers Me, I would not have expressed that as some seem to, when I tried they want you to register and give just too much information about yourself, I know that it would be OK for the average Mr/Mrs on the street but we are Transgendered, too much personal info for My liking, sad as I would have made a comment, but My thoughts were who knows where that info could end up.

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Guest jessi72

All I have to say is OMG! This is outraragous. I am so glad I live where I do . I know this place isn't perfect, but it is closer than where this story is happening. The comments are by for the worst. I can't beleve that these opinions are common place there. I'd never wanted to force my GID on anyone, and to think that other people feel that way is a joke. They all need to grow up and at least recognize taht it is a legit disorder and I am sure that the youth is seeking professional help. The youth did not just wake up one morning and go I think "I want to use the girls restroom today, I wonder what that will start." Geez, the people there should be condemed and not allowed to leave the boundries of their own neck of the woods. Yes, I am mad, disgusted and many other words that I can't say here. This is 2008 and we should be much furthere along than the 50 and 60 when predj was the "norm". They all need t get real. Well, I have said my 2 cents and I guess once again....Thanks for not being that way where I live! I hope the child can find a peaceful place to live where she won't be persucted or the such.

Jessi

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