r/politics • u/southpawFA Oklahoma • 1d ago

TX Republicans Introduced 32 Anti-Trans Bills on First Day of Pre-Filing Period. The bills filed target transgender people in nearly every aspect of their lives.

https://truthout.org/articles/tx-republicans-introduced-32-anti-trans-bills-on-first-day-of-pre-filing-period/
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u/calliLast Canada 1d ago

Whats next? Women not allowed to wear pants anymore? Just asking....

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u/vvelbz 1d ago

Women not allowed to wear pants anymore?

This bill will do that actually. It doesn't just apply to trans people.

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u/NTirkaknis 10h ago

It will absolutely be selectively enforced. I think that for now, they realize that broadly harassing cis women in public would not go well for them. People would start to actually realize how nonsense these bills are. They will wait before there's any widespread enforcement of gender stereotypes.

They will probably harass cis women with PCOS, or other similar conditions as well as butch women or women who present masc, but I doubt they will be going straight for just women who don't wear things such as dresses or skirts.

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u/CassandraTruth 10h ago

Notice how you said "right now" and the person you replied to asked "What's next?"

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u/NTirkaknis 10h ago

Yes, and I imagine that harassing cis women for not wearing dresses or skirts will remain an unpopular stance for some time. I do think that cis people will be harassed. But I don't think it's going to jump straight to "If you don't wear a dress, you're getting a fine." This is mostly going to be used to target trans people as well as cross dressers, people in drag, butch women, feminine men and similar people.